Popular stories from different eras of ancient Egyptian history reveal staggering and incredible tales of magical feats that were performed by lector priests, sorcerers and even kings. How much of this was true? Did the masses blindly follow practices involving magic, or was this unshakeable faith, based on concrete results, that constituted their core belief?
Coptic codex with magic spells – fifth to sixth century AD. Museo Archeologico, Milan. (CC BY-SA 3.0)