Protection
28 books featuring this theme
Protection is safeguarding persons, spaces, or objects from harm. It is enacted through law, guardianship, and sacred patronage.
Book of the Dead
Anonymous
1550-50 BCE
Egyptian
Atharvaveda
Anonymous
1-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Avesta
Various
300-700 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian
Greek Magical Papyri
Anonymous
200 BCE-500 CE
Greek
Samaveda
Anonymous
1200-800 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Yajurveda
Anonymous
700-200 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Jinn Lore and Desert Spirits
Anonymous
600-1900 CE
Arabic, Islamic
Shiva Purana
Anonymous
900-1400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Norito
Anonymous
927 CE
East Asian, Japanese
Coffin Texts
Anonymous
2055-1650 BCE
Egyptian
The Amduat
Anonymous
1500-1400 BCE
Egyptian
The Book of Caverns
Anonymous
1200-1100 BCE
Egyptian
The Book of Gates
Anonymous
1290-1180 BCE
Egyptian
Markandeya Purana
Anonymous
300-700 CE
Indian, Hindu
Skanda Purana
Anonymous
600-1200 CE
Indian, Hindu
Hymns to Inanna
Various
2300-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Book of the Earth
Anonymous
1145-1137 BCE
Egyptian
Book of the Night
Anonymous
1200-1100 BCE
Egyptian
Isis and the Seven Scorpions
Anonymous
400 BCE
Egyptian
Orphic Hymns
Orphic tradition
100-300 CE
Greek
Garuda Purana
Anonymous
800-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Mudgala Purana
Anonymous
1200-1400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Inanna and the Huluppu-Tree
Anonymous
1900-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
Anonymous
2000-1500 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian