The Burden of Isis

James Teackle Dennis’s work reflects the late 19th- and early 20th-century Western attempt to interpret Egyptian religion as a profound spiritual legacy embodied in the figure of Isis. The book combines historical commentary with comparative symbolism, offering readers a mixture of mythology, ritual interpretation, and antiquarian scholarship.

James Teackle Dennis was an American writer and compiler associated with spiritualist and occult publishing. He is best known for contributing to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century esoteric literature in the United States.