Wallis Budge, Curator of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, talks about the role of magic in Egyptian religion, powerful amulets that ward off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, magical designs and spells. You will learn about the secret name, rituals and curses of black magic of the ancient Nile civilization. The book contains texts of magic spells, quotes from ancient papyri and inscriptions on the walls of tombs.