Amulets & Superstitions

by E. A. Wallis Budge

Overview

A vulture tied to the neck of a mummy gave it the strength of the goddess Isis ... Women in Central Africa ate a frog to have large families ... A serpent head amulet could ward off venomous snakes ... Ethiopians wore stones to keep the Evil Eye away ... Abracdabra healed a man suffering from fever ... Hebrew women wore stones to prevent miscarriage ... Emeralds cured diseases of the eye ... Garnets protected man from terrifying dreams and skin diseases ... Melitites warded off infantile diseases ... Moonstones protected men against epilepsy ... Rubies protected men from witchcraft,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538024447
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Pages:	560
Sales rank:	745,152
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 1.14(d)