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Tables of Contents for The Secret Lore of Egypt
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Translator's Note
vii
Introduction
1
4
The Ancient Roots of the ``Other'' Egypt
5
14
Foreign Wonderland on the Nile: The Greek Writers
19
7
Power and Influence of the Stars
26
8
Alchemy: The Art of Transformation
34
9
Gnosis: Creation as Flaw
43
5
Hermetism: Thoth as Hermes Trismegistus
48
7
Egypt of the Magical Arts
55
9
The Spread of Egyptian Cults: Isis and Osiris
64
9
Medieval Traditions
73
10
The Renaissance of Hermetism and Hieroglyphs
83
9
Travels to Egypt: Wonder upon Wonder
92
6
Triumphs of Erudition: Kircher, Spencer, and Cudworth
98
8
``Reformation of the Whole Wide World'': The Rosicrucians
106
10
The Ideal of a Fraternity: The Freemasons
116
12
Goethe and Romanticism: ``Thinking Hieroglyphically''
128
13
Theosophy and Anthroposophy
141
14
Pyramids, Sphinx, Mummies: A Curse on the Pharaohs
155
18
Egypt a la Mode: Modern Egyptosophy and Afrocentrism
173
16
Outlook: Egypt as Hope and Alternative
189
14
Chronology
203
4
Glossary
207
2
Bibliography
209
12
Index
221