Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 467 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316257999
Content:
This interdisciplinary study investigates the divine personas in the so-called magical hymns of the Greek magical papyri which, in a corpus usually seen as a significant expression of religious syncretism with strong Egyptian influence, were long considered to be the 'most authentically Greek' contribution. Fifteen hymns receive a line-by-line commentary focusing on religious concepts, ritual practice, language and style. The overarching aim is to categorise the nature of divinity according to its Greek or Egyptian elements, examining earlier Greek and Egyptian sources and religious-magical traditions in order to find textual or conceptual parallels. Are the gods of the magical hymns Greek or Egyptian in nature? Did the magical hymns originate in a Greek or Egyptian cultural background? The book tries to answer these questions and to shed light on the religious plurality and/or fusion of the two cultures in the treatment of divinity in the Greek magical papyri.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Nov 2016)
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Dissertation University College London 2012
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107519404
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107108387
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107108387
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107519404
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bortolani, Ljuba Merlina, 1980 - Magical hymns from Roman Egypt Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016 ISBN 9781107108387
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9781107108387
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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General works
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Theology
Keywords:
Ägypten
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Römerzeit
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Hymne
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Magie
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Göttlichkeit
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781316257999
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Author information:
Bortolani, Ljuba Merlina 1980-
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