Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development

by François Lenormant

This Weiser classic reprint of the 1877 publication of Lenormant's La Magie Chez les Chaldeens is a scholarly exposition of the magical practices, religious systems and mythology of the Chaldeans of ancient Assyria. It explores the translation of a larg table from the library of the royal palace at Nineveh, containing 28 formulas of deprectory incantations against evil spirits, the effects of sorcery, disease, and the principal misfortunes that attack people in the course of daily life.

Genres: History, Magick, Mythology, Occult

432 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1877

About the author

François Lenormant (Paris, January 17, 1837–Paris, December 9, 1883) was a French assyriologist and archaeologist.

He was the son of Charles Lenormant, who was distinguished as an archaeologist.

Reviews

[Danial · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lenormant sees the origin of Chaldean magic in ancient AKKAD, and to be more precise with the Turanian tribes of Akkad and Media. He also as a linguist of ancient Akkad finds the origin of this language a Turanian (Close to Ugro-Finnic) languages. He explains that their magic religion was totally different than present time spiritualism and gives some clues of ancient magic.
Lenormant has written this book 160 years ago and when I checked the new linguistic theories they have considered Akkadian language an Easter Semite, while lenormant had strongly refuted Akkadian being of Semite family. Aslo Lenormant doesn't seem to prove such an ancient linguistic origin for Turanian nations but I hope in Religion wise his ideas about Chaldean Magic religion are still valid.
In general the book was very helpful for one who is looking for the religious roots of the ancient world.

[Rachel Sykes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has made me hungry for more! Definitely some advanced stuff. Love it!!

[Ady ZYN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended