An amulet "Hijab" preserved in the Museum of the Egyptian Geographical Society in Cairo

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Minia University Faculty of Tourism And Hotels Tourist Guidance Department

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The research deals, with the study and publication of one of the incantations preserved in the Museum of the Egyptian Geographical Society in Cairo. The study also presented a reading of the writings contained in the incantation, an analysis of its contents, and an attempt to date the incantation through the decorative arts executed on it. The study showed the diversity of amulets and incantations in the museum and the multiplicity of their purposes and the materials from which they were made .The study also shows the variety of Islamic art collections in the Museum of the Egyptian Geographical Society which was established by Khedive Ismail in 1875 AD.. The study showed the diversity of amulets and incantations in the museum and the multiplicity of their purposes and the materials from which they were made .The study clarified the extent of belief in amulets in the Ottoman era, and showed the multiplicity of purposes of the amulets, such as guarding the possessor of the amulet, tightening his arm, diverting evil from him and protecting him from the evils, murder, burning, and others.The study also shows the variety of Islamic art collections in the Museum of the Egyptian Geographical Society which was established by Khedive Ismail in 1875 AD.

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