UID:
almahu_9949703085402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004378971
Series Statement:
Numen Book Series
Content:
This collection of twelve articles presents a selection of papers delivered in the course of a seminar 1994-95 and its concluding international symposium at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. The common theme is the interrelation between magic and religion, focussing particularly on the Mediterranean world in Antiquity - Egyptian, Graeco-Roman and Jewish beliefs and customs - but also treating the early modern period in Northern Europe (the Netherlands and Germany) as well as offering more general reflections on elements of magic in language and Jewish mysticism. The volume is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and the use of varied methodologies, emphasizing the dynamic nature of the often contradictory forces shaping religious beliefs and practices, while dismissing the idea of a linear development from magic to religion or vice versa. The contributors are outstanding scholars in their fields: Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Classical Studies, Early Christianity, Islamic Studies, Anthropology, Egyptology and Comparative Literature. Without a doubt this re-evaluation of a fascinating age-old subject will stimulate scholarly discussion and appeal to educated non-specialist readers as well.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Magic and Theology in Ancient Egypt /
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Magic and Religion in Ancient Judaism /
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Jewish Magic in the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM VII.260-71) /
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Reporting the Marvellous: Private Divination in the Greek Magical Papyri /
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How to Cope with a Diff1cult Life. A View of Ancient Magic /
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Ritual Expertise in Roman Egypt and the Problem of the Category 'Magician' /
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Magic in Roman Civil Discourse: Why Rituals Could be Illegal /
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Rising to the Occasion: Theurgic Ascent in its Cultural Milieu /
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On Judaism, Jewish Mysticism and Magic /
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Miracle, Magic, and Disenchantment in Early Modern Germany /
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Between Rellgion and Magic: An Analysis of Witchcraft Trials in the Spanish Netherlands, Seventeenth Century /
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Language, Signs and Magic /
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Index of Sources /
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Index of Names and Subjects /
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Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Envisioning Magic: A Princeton Seminar and Symposium Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 1997, ISBN 9789004107779
Language:
English
