Guide to the study of ancient magic /

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)

Format: eBook

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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Magic, Ancient > History.

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Call Number: BF1591 .G78 2019

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