Astral Magic in Babylonia
- ISBN-10
- 0871698544
- ISBN-13
- 9780871698544
- Category
- Assyro-Babylonian cults
- Pages
- 150
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- American Philosophical Society
- Author
- Erica Reiner
Description
Erica Reiner provides a study of magic and religion in Babylonia. The book is a very readable exploration of the way that the stars and planets were used in magic, medicine, divination and sorcery.
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