An Egyptian magic exhibition in Heidelberg

AN EGYPTIAN MAGIC EXHIBITION IN HEIDELBERG:

Egyptian magic shines in Germany

By Doaa Soliman - The Egyptian Gazette
Thursday, June 2, 2011 06:51:01 PM

HEIDELBERG - With a collection of ancient Egyptian amulets, ancient texts in various languages and magical imagery and objects, 2,000 years of Egyptian magic are being on show now in the Museum of Heidelberg University.

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The idea of ‘Egyptian Magic through the Ages’ started in a class last summer about magic in ancient cultures. It took almost a year to prepare for the exhibition in which preparation eight students took part for the first time.
A decade-long-lost book of spells from ancient Egypt is the focus of the joint exhibition that’s organised by both the Institute of Papyrology and the Institute of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg.
The valuable book that is called ‘The Magical Book of Michael’ was lost after the end of Second World War and was only returned last year, triggering the idea of this exhibition, according to Ast.

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“Love and healing, protection and loss have been for thousands of years the recurring themes,” explained the director of the Institute of Papyrology, Prof. Andrea Joerdens, adding that the exhibition gathered ancient Egyptian magical symbols with ancient Near Eastern, Jewish and Christian symbols.

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