excerpt- Like all magic, Egyptian magic was of prehistoric origin. As the savage of to-day employs the sympathetic process, so did the savage of the Egyptian Stone Age make use of it. That he also was fully aware of the spiritistic side of magic is certain. Animism is the[Pg 255] mother of spiritism

As with other entries in the Senate Myths and Legends series, I am struck by the mixture of idealistic bigotry and cynical pragmatism that forms the basis of most of the world’s religions. Perhaps that explains why so many religions have now become myths and legends, even though they were taken seri

La versión leída es de la editorial Edimat. Tal vez al traducirlo al español, faltó una revisión de estilo ya que había algunas ideas un poco enredadas, especialmente cuando el autor pretendía hace comparación entre los egipcios y otras culturas. Definitivamente lo mejor del libro son los capítulos

This book is a difficult read, but I picked it up to gain more knowledge in Egyptian mythology and culture. It was interesting to see the similarities between religions across the globe from each other, and to see the impact Egypt had on other religions. I wasn’t expecting creatures similar to vampi

This was a surprisingly good bit of information that I thought would be antiquated to a much higher degree, but was quite content with the content and perspective of Spence. The more I read about Ancient Egyptian Myth, the more round my own perspective becomes and I feel this was a good addition to

It is a very special book for those who enjoy reading a bit more old-fashioned language & interested in Egyptian Mythology...but can confuse those who doesn’t know much about ancient Egypt, Gods, Animal Worship, dark sides of Religion.
I used it mostly for research and inspiration (ideas for my writ

Ancient Egypt’s mythology is intricate and multi-layered; and for that reason, it can be a challenge for the modern reader to understand how the gods and goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon, and their stories, interrelate. Lewis Spence’s Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends can provide a helpful introd

Although full of information, this was terribly dry and a struggle to get through at parts. Originally published in 1915, it's very much a book for it's time, referring to people and civilizations as "savages." Since that year there has been more discovery and research and I'm sure there are more up

You could tell that it was written in the last century off of it's writing style without even having to look at the publication date, but that was just fine with me. Some people have a harder time reading things that are written in this way, or they think it's annoying, but I had no problems with it