Chaldean Magic

<p><em>La Magie chez Les Chaldeens</em> of which this present volume is an enlarged English edition was issued in the autumn of 1874. It was preceded by <em>Les Premieres Civilisations</em> and closely followed in 1875 by <em>La Divination et la Science des Présages.</em> All these works possess the same characteristic feature: the exposition of Assyrian thought as evidenced by the language of the cuneiform inscriptions themselves.</p><p>Lenormant had revised his book to such an extend he regarded <em>Chaldean Magic</em> not as a translation but as a publication on its own. The essentials of magic in Chaldea are presented within the context of comparison or contrast to Egyptian Median Turanian Finno-Tartarian and Akkadian magic mythologies religion and speech. Interesting is the Chaldean demonology with its incubus succubus vampire nightmare and many Elemental spirits most of them coalesced with the primal powers of nature.</p><p><em>Chaldean Magic</em> dwells on the threshold of predating sjamanistic lore and the later systemization of the occult. This makes the work of Lenormant an invaluable and fascinating source for both the academic and the modern occultist. Read more about Lenormant in the Post Scriptum of <em>Chaldean Magic. </em>Preview on www.vamzzz.com</p>