Guide to the study of ancient magic /

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...

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Other Authors: Frankfurter, David, 1961- (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 189.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, Supplement 2018, ISBN: 9789004353404.

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 0 |t Front Matter --   |t Copyright page --   |t Dedication --   |t Preface --   |t Illustrations --   |t Abbreviations --   |t Notes on Contributors --   |t Introduction --   |t Ancient Magic in a New Key: Refining an Exotic Discipline in the History of Religions /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t The Plan of This Volume /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t Cultural Constructions of Ambiguous, Unsanctioned, or Illegitimate Ritual --   |t Introduction /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t Mesopotamia /  |r Daniel Schwemer --   |t Iran /  |r Albert de Jong --   |t Egypt /  |r Jacco Dieleman --   |t Greece /  |r Fritz Graf --   |t Ancient Israel and Early Judaism /  |r Yuval Harari --   |t Rome and the Roman Empire /  |r Magali Bailliot --   |t Early Christianity /  |r Joseph E. Sanzo --   |t Roman and Byzantine Egypt /  |r Jacques van der Vliet --   |t The Materials of Ancient Magic --   |t Introduction /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t The Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri /  |r Jacco Dieleman --   |t Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt /  |r Jacques van der Vliet --   |t Binding Spells on Tablets and Papyri /  |r Esther Eidinow --   |t Jewish Amulets, Magic Bowls, and Manuals in Aramaic and Hebrew /  |r Gideon Bohak --   |t Gems /  |r Véronique Dasen and Árpád M. Nagy --   |t Figurines, Images, and Representations Used in Ritual Practices /  |r Andrew T. Wilburn --   |t Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World /  |r Roy D. Kotansky --   |t Building Ritual Agency: Foundations, Floors, Doors, and Walls /  |r Andrew T. Wilburn --   |t Dimensions of a Category Magic --   |t Introduction /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t Spell and Speech Act: The Magic of the Spoken Word /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t The Magic of Writing in Mediterranean Antiquity /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t Magic and the Forces of Materiality /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t The Magical Elements of Mysticism: Ritual Strategies for Encountering Divinity /  |r Naomi Janowitz --   |t Magic and Theurgy /  |r Sarah Iles Johnston --   |t Magic as the Local Application of Authoritative Tradition /  |r David Frankfurter --   |t Magic and Social Tension /  |r Esther Eidinow --   |t Back Matter --   |t Index. 
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