num_pages: 198
description: Ten essays which give an account of many aspects of ancient Egyptian demonology. Topics include the multiple persona of the demonic or name vs. identity in the Egyptian formation of the demonic, nightmares and underworld demons, dream rituals and magic, categories of demonic entities and the vague distinction between the divine and the demonic in Egyptian cosmology and ritual, the theological and demonic aspects of Egyptian magic, and demons as reflections of human society.
language: English
title: Ancient Egyptian Demonology
publisher: Peeters Press