UID:
almahu_9949546481902882
Format:
1 online resource (XII, 269 p.)
ISBN:
9783110479201
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9783111175782
Content:
A pioneering interdisciplinary study of the art, production and social functions of Late Antique ritual artefacts. Utilising case studies from the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri and the Heidelberg archive it establishes new approaches, provides a holistic understanding of the multi-sensory aspects of ritual practice, and explores the transmission of knowledge traditions across faiths.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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List of Figures --
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List of Plates --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction --
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1 'Magical Images:' An Esoteric Aesthetics of Engagement --
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2 Evoking the Supernatural: Text and Image in Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri --
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3 The Heidelberg Magical Archive: A Discussion of its Origins, Context and Purpose --
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4 An Archive of Coptic Handbooks and Exemplars for the Making of Amulets and the Enacting of Ritual Power from the Tenth Century (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 680-683 and 685-686) --
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5 Two Body Problems: Binding Effigies in Christian Egypt and Elsewhere --
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6 Image Play: On Angels and Insects --
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Plates --
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Contributors --
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Bibliography --
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General Index --
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Manuscript Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110477368
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110477283
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1515/9783110479201
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110479201
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110479201
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110479201
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110479201
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