The required textbooks for this course are:

Hornung, Erik. Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many, trans., John Baines. Cornell University Press, 1996. Paperback.

Meyer, Marvin W. and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton University Press, 1999. Paperback.

Pinch, Geraldine. Magic in Ancient Egypt. Revised Edition. University of Texas Press, 2010. Paperback

Ritner, R. K. The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 54. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 1993. Free download from: https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/saoc54.pdf

Web Sources and Library Readings

The location of each classroom reading assignment is noted on the "Reading Assignments"-page located among these Web Pages. Course assignments include digitized readings that are also accessible from the "Reading Assignments"-page, and students can download and print them for reading and study. Consult the "Reading Assignments"-page on a regular basis for updates.

Other reading sources are located in the College Library in the Reference Room, or they are placed on Reserve.

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