Svenja Nagel on Ancient Egyptian Erotic Magic

Update: 2024-11-13

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In our second Roots of Magic interview, we speak with Svenja Nagel on erotic magic in ancient Egypt. Ritual practices and potions, magical continuity and change, and cross-cultural pollination feature prominently in a conversation which tells us what Egyptian erotic magic was, and what dangerous-yet-sexy things you could do with it.

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Svenja Nagel on Ancient Egyptian Erotic Magic

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Svenja Nagel on Ancient Egyptian Erotic Magic

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Svenja Nagel on Ancient Egyptian Erotic Magic