Alchemy, astrology and other secret sciences have Egyptian roots, and movies, popular fiction and comics frequently draw on Egyptian themes. Rosicrucianism, Mormonism and Afrocentrism share elements of Egyptian origin. In Erik Hornung's view, modern esoteric endeavors find in Egyptian culture an endlessly renewable intellectual reservoir, and are almost inconceivable without Egypt. Although such persistence ensures Egyptian ideas an extraordinarily...
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