UID:
almafu_9959228146902883
Format:
1 online resource (489 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-46426-7
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9786610464265
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1-4175-1613-5
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90-474-0040-2
Series Statement:
Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, v. 141
Content:
This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt. The strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The book begins with several papyrological studies presenting important new texts in Greek and Coptic, continuing with essays focusing on taxonomy and definition. The concluding essays apply contemporary theories to analyses of specific test cases in a broad variety of ancient Mediterranean cultures.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminary material /
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A NEW MAGICAL FORMULARY /
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TWO PAPYRI WITH FORMULAE FOR DIVINATION /
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AN EARLY CHRISTIAN GOLD LAMELLA FOR HEADACHE /
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A SEVENTH-CENTURY COPTIC LIMESTONE IN THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD /
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GREAT SCOTT! THOUGHT AND ACTION ONE MORE TIME /
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THEORIES OF MAGIC IN ANTIQUITY /
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THE POETICS OF THE MAGICAL CHARM: AN ESSAY IN THE POWER OF WORDS /
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DYNAMICS OF RITUAL EXPERTISE IN ANTIQUITY AND BEYOND: TOWARDS A NEW TAXONOMY OF \'MAGICIANS\' /
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FIAT MAGIA /
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DIVIDING A GOD /
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TRANSLATING TRANSFERS IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA /
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NECROMANCY, FERTILITY AND THE DARK EARTH: THE USE OF RITUAL PITS IN HITTITE CULT /
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CANAANITE MAGIC VS. ISRAELITE RELIGION: DEUTERONOMY 18 AND THE TAXONOMY OF TABOO /
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SECRECY AND MAGIC, PUBLICITY AND TORAH: UNPACKING A TALMUDIC TALE /
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SHAMANIC INITIATORY DEATH AND RESURRECTION IN THE HEKHALOT LITERATURE /
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SACRIFICIAL THEMES IN JEWISH MAGIC /
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THE ETHNIC ORIGINS OF A ROMAN-ERA PHILTROKATADESMOS (PGM IV 296-434) /
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SACRIFICE IN THE GREEK MAGICAL PAPYRI /
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BEANS, FLEAWORT, AND THE BLOOD OF A HAMADRYAS BABOON: RECIPE INGREDIENTS IN GRECO-ROMAN MAGICAL MATERIALS /
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THE WITCHES’ THESSALY /
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SPEECH ACTS AND THE STAKES OF HELLENISM IN LATE ANTIQUITY /
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THE PRAYER OF MARY WHO DISSOLVES CHAINS IN COPTIC MAGIC AND RELIGION /
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THE MAGICIAN AND THE HERETIC: THE CASE OF SIMON MAGUS /
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ANCIENT EXECRATION MAGIC IN COPTIC AND ISLAMIC EGYPT /
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INDEX OF PRIMARY SOURCES /
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RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-11676-1
Language:
English
