David Frankfurter (ed.):
Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman World —
Band: 189 — Leiden: Brill 2019, X, 797 pp.
E-Book
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Festeinband ISBN: 978-90-04-17157-2 —
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Editor’s Information
In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain.
The individual essays in this volume cover most of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity, with essays by both established and emergent scholars of ancient religions.
In a burgeoning field of “magic studies” trying both to preserve and to justify critically the category itself, this volume brings new clarity and provocative insights. This will be an indispensable resource to all interested in magic in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, Early Christianity and Judaism, Egypt through the Christian period, and also comparative and critical theory.
Inhalt / Contents
Copyright page — Dedication — Preface — Illustrations — Abbreviations — Notes on Contributors
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Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter —– Seiten: 29–35
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Mesopotamia — Von: Daniel Schwemer — Seiten: 36–64
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Iran — Von: Albert de Jong — Seiten: 65–86
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Egypt — Von: Jacco Dieleman — Seiten: 87–114
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Greece — Von: Fritz Graf — Seiten: 115–138
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Ancient Israel and Early Judaism — Von: Yuval Harari — Seiten: 139–174
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Rome and the Roman Empire — Von: Magali Bailliot — Seiten: 175–197
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Early Christianity — Von: Joseph E. Sanzo — Seiten: 198–239
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Roman and Byzantine Egypt — Von: Jacques van der Vliet — Seiten: 240–276
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Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 279–282
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The Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri — Von: Jacco Dieleman — Seiten: 283–321
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Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt — Von: Jacques van der Vliet — Seiten: 322–350
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Binding Spells on Tablets and Papyri — Von: Esther Eidinow — Seiten: 351–387
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Gems — Von: Véronique Dasen und Árpád M. Nagy — Seiten: 416–455
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Figurines, Images, and Representations Used in Ritual Practices
Von: Andrew T. Wilburn — Seiten: 456–506
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Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World —
Von: Roy D. Kotansky — Seiten: 507–554
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Building Ritual Agency: Foundations, Floors, Doors, and Walls —
Von: Andrew T. Wilburn — Seiten: 555–602
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Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 605–607
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The Magical Elements of Mysticism:
Ritual Strategies for Encountering Divinity Von: Naomi Janowitz — Seiten: 678–693
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Magic and Theurgy — Von: Sarah Iles Johnston — Seiten: 694–719
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Magic as the Local Application of Authoritative Tradition
— Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 720–745
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Band: 189 — Leiden: Brill 2019, X, 797 pp.
E-Book
In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain.
The individual essays in this volume cover most of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity, with essays by both established and emergent scholars of ancient religions.
In a burgeoning field of “magic studies” trying both to preserve and to justify critically the category itself, this volume brings new clarity and provocative insights. This will be an indispensable resource to all interested in magic in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, Early Christianity and Judaism, Egypt through the Christian period, and also comparative and critical theory.
Inhalt / Contents
Copyright page — Dedication — Preface — Illustrations — Abbreviations — Notes on Contributors
-
-
Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter —– Seiten: 29–35
-
Mesopotamia — Von: Daniel Schwemer — Seiten: 36–64
-
Iran — Von: Albert de Jong — Seiten: 65–86
-
Egypt — Von: Jacco Dieleman — Seiten: 87–114
-
Greece — Von: Fritz Graf — Seiten: 115–138
-
Ancient Israel and Early Judaism — Von: Yuval Harari — Seiten: 139–174
-
Rome and the Roman Empire — Von: Magali Bailliot — Seiten: 175–197
-
Early Christianity — Von: Joseph E. Sanzo — Seiten: 198–239
-
Roman and Byzantine Egypt — Von: Jacques van der Vliet — Seiten: 240–276
-
-
-
Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 279–282
-
The Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri — Von: Jacco Dieleman — Seiten: 283–321
-
Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt — Von: Jacques van der Vliet — Seiten: 322–350
-
Binding Spells on Tablets and Papyri — Von: Esther Eidinow — Seiten: 351–387
-
-
Gems — Von: Véronique Dasen und Árpád M. Nagy — Seiten: 416–455
-
Figurines, Images, and Representations Used in Ritual Practices
Von: Andrew T. Wilburn — Seiten: 456–506 -
Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World —
Von: Roy D. Kotansky — Seiten: 507–554 -
Building Ritual Agency: Foundations, Floors, Doors, and Walls —
Von: Andrew T. Wilburn — Seiten: 555–602
-
-
-
Introduction — Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 605–607
-
-
-
-
The Magical Elements of Mysticism:
Ritual Strategies for Encountering Divinity Von: Naomi Janowitz — Seiten: 678–693 -
Magic and Theurgy — Von: Sarah Iles Johnston — Seiten: 694–719
-
Magic as the Local Application of Authoritative Tradition
— Von: David Frankfurter — Seiten: 720–745 -
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