I have to say that I’m very impressed with this book. This is the first book that I’ve read in a long time that presented any new material for me to learn. And after reading this book, I feel like I could potentially navigate looking at AE reliefs with a bit more knowledge and ability.

This book is set up pretty simply. On any given spread, you ( Read more... )

Today I'm reviewing Rosalie David's "Handbook to life in AE".

I've heard a lot about Rosalie David. Many of her books come recommended, so I was excited to see one of her books in my local bookstore. However, I found this book utterly boring, and totally useless to me. I can say that I learned pretty much nothing from the book, and felt that you ( Read more... )

You can download this book for free from the Chicago OI web page found here. If you scroll down the page, there are two versions you can pick from. I read the 4th edition/printing.

As for the book: Mechanics of AE Magical Practice by Rittner. This book gets a lot of hype amongst Kemetics. People seem to rave about this book being the be all and end ( Read more... )

I finished reading "The Egyptians" edited by Sergio Donadoni. It's a collection of short essays by a variety of authors on various social groups of AE. For example, they talk about peasants, bureaucrats, priests, craftsmen, pharaoh, the dead, women, etc.

In short. I hated this book.

It was all that I could do to actually finish the book. I didn't ( Read more... )

I recently finished reading "The Culture of Ancient Egypt" by John A. Wilson.

This book concerned me at first, due to it's age. I'm always hesitant to pick up books that are more than about 30 years old, and this book was published in the 50's. However, that being said, the author of this book has a very balanced and un-biased look at AE, and offers ( Read more... )

I just finished reading Mummies, Myth & Magic by Christine Mahdy, which can be found here.

The book is alright. It talks more about the history of mummies and archeology in Egypt than the mummifying process, which I must say I'm saddened about. However, it was nice to see the trends in tomb building, and mortuary practice over the years- which ( Read more... )

I just finished reading a book called "Red Land, Black Land" that was written by Barbara Mertz, and can be found here. At first, I was nervous to buy the book. While flipping through it, I couldn't tell how accurate it would be- since it seemed more like a novel than research. However, I was wrong.

The book is somewhat unique in the sense that it ( Read more... )

I just finished Women in AE by Gay Robins. The book was pretty short, and (as the title suggests) discusses the potential role(s) that women played in AE. There were some nice things about the book- she lists the era for all of her facts- so you can keep track of how relative the facts are to you and your practice (if you're like me, and cut your ( Read more... )

I finally finished Barry Kemp's "AE: Anatomy of a Civilization", and I must say, it's one of my favorite books. Ever.

It was a book that I wasn't sure I'd want to get- I felt that perhaps it'd be too deep for me, or very complex, since it focuses more on the civilization and anthropology than anything else. However, I ended up falling in love with ( Read more... )

I finished Eternal Egypt yesterday. Overall, it was a good read, though I'm not sure how much of it I'll be able to use anytime soon. I'd recommend the book to anyone who is interested in learning about the structure of Egyptian ritual, whether you plan on using it or not. To me, it was a good insight into how the Egyptian mind ticked/worked, and I ( Read more... )