by Lewis Spence · Senate · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781859580479
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«Egypt Myths and Legends» is Lewis Spence's study of Egyptian mythology, published by Senate in paperback (432 pages, in English).
The book examines the beliefs of ancient Egypt: animism, totemism, fetishism, creation myths, priesthood, the cult of Osiris and a broad pantheon of deities. It also covers the Book of the Dead, Egyptian alchemy, art and magic, and the legends that have endured, with more than 50 photographs and illustrations.
The work was originally published in 1915 as «Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends» and belongs to Senate's Myths & Legends collection.
A work aimed at readers of mythology, ancient Egyptian history and folklore, with a scholarly and well-documented approach.
James Lewis Thomas Chalmers Spence was a Scottish journalist, poet, author, folklorist and occult scholar. Spence was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and vice-president of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He founded the Scottish National Movement.
