The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. I

A collection of ancient Egyptian magic spells and road maps to assist individuals through the underworld and into the afterlife.

Reissue of the legendary 3,500-year-old Papyrus of Ani, the most beautiful of the ornately illustrated Egyptian funerary scrolls ever discovered, restored in it

Hope for life after death is evidenced even in prehistoric times in Upper Egypt. The first written aids for attaining and supporting life in the hereafter were

With contributions from leading scholars and detailed catalog entries that interpret the spells and painted scenes, this fascinating and important work affords