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Magic and divination in Malay illustrated manuscripts /
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This book offers an integrated study of the texts and images of illustrated Malay manuscripts on magic and divination from private and public collections in Malaysia, the UK and Indonesia. Containing some of the rare examples of Malay painting, these manuscripts provide direct evidence for the intercultural connections between the Malay region, other parts of Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. In this richly illustrated volume many images and texts are gathered for the first time, making this book essential reading for all those interested in the practice of magic and divination, and the history of Malay, Southeast Asian and Islamic manuscript art.
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1 online resource (xxvii, 349 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-331) and index. :
9789004301726 :
2213-3844 ; :
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Priests, tongues, and rites : the London-Leiden magical manuscripts and translation in Egyptian ritual (100-300 CE) /
: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden University, 2003) : xiv, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-328) and indexes. : 9004141855 : 0927-7633 ;
Priests, tongues, and rites : the London-Leiden magical manuscripts and translation in Egyptian ritual (100-300 CE) /
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This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a larger collection of magical and alchemical manuscripts around 1828 in the hills surrounding Luxor, Egypt. Both handbooks, dating to the Roman period, contain an assortment of recipes for magical rites in the Demotic and Greek language. The library which comprises these two handbooks is nowadays better known as the Theban Magical Library. The book traces the social and cultural milieu of the composers, compilers and users of the extant spells through a combination of philology, sociolinguistics and cultural analysis. To anybody working on Greco-Roman Egypt, ancient magic, and bilingualism this study is of significant importance.
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden University, 2003). :
1 online resource (xiv, 342 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-328) and indexes. :
9789047406747 :
0927-7633 ; :
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Papyri copticae magicae = Coptic magical texts. Volume 1, Formularies
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Intro
Foreword
Table of Contents
List of Plates
List of Critical Signs
Introduction
1. Situating Coptic Magical Texts
2. The Study of Coptic Magical Texts
3. The Corpus of Coptic Magical Texts
4. The Presentation of Texts in this Volume
5. The Contents of Papyri Copticae Magicae I
Text Editions
PCM I 1. Letter of Ouale?s to Psais containing separation spell
PCM I 2. Healing prescription to stop uterine bleeding
PCM I 3. Two aggressive procedures targeting women
PCM I 4. Miniature codex
PCM I 5. Procedure for the healing of internal organs PCM I 6-8. The Schmidt Coptic Magical Dossier
PCM I 9. Formula for sleep
PCM I 10. Prayer for pregnancy
PCM I 11. Leiden Anastasy Codex
PCM I 12. Rossi's Tractate
PCM I 13. Rossi's Fragmentary Tractate
PCM I 14. Invocation for unclear purposes
PCM I 15. Narrative charm for healing the eye
PCM I 16. Ostraca containing Horus-Isis narrative love charm
PCM I 17. Spell for a good singing voice and a love spell
PCM I 18. Curse to cause sickness
PCM I 19. Adjuration to protect virginity and marriage
PCM I 20. Love spell in the form of a Horus-Isis narrative charm PCM I 21-29. The Heidelberg Coptic Magical Library
PCM I 30. Two destructive curses drawing on the Testament of Solomon
PCM I 31. Two separation spells
PCM I 32. Parchment bifolio with two preserved love spells
PCM I 33. Formulary with healing procedures
PCM I 34. Bifolio with bowl divination procedure and silencing curses
PCM I 35. Fragmentary formulary with various curses
PCM I 36. Three healing prescriptions on paper
PCM I 37. Parchment sheet with various prescriptions
Indices
Glossary
Concordance of texts in this volume
Index locorum
Bibliography Word Indices for PCM I 1
Plates
Solomonic Magic : Methodology, Texts, and Histories /
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Solomonic magic has captivated imaginations for centuries, yet its definition remains elusive. Is it a specialized branch linked to King Solomon, or a broader classification of practices attributed to him? This book explores the mysterious world of demon subjugation, examining previously unknown texts in multiple languages (Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and more) to reveal the historical evolution of this magical tradition. Divided into three parts, the book presents analyses of key manuscripts and examines the historical influence of Hebrew texts on later traditions. Featuring many unpublished manuscripts, this book challenges previous scholarly assumptions and offers a new perspective on the textual network that shaped medieval and early modern magical works.
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1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004730786
The magical ceremony Maqlu : a critical edition /
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The Akkadian series Maqlû , 'Burning', remains the most important magical text against witchcraft from Mesopotamia and perhaps from the entire ancient Near East. Maqlû is a nine-tablet work consisting of the text of almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft. The work prescribes a single complex ceremony and stands at the end of a complex literary and ceremonial development. Thus, Maqlû provides important information not only about the literary forms and cultural ideas of individual incantations, but also about larger ritual structures and thematic relations of complex ceremonies. This new edition of the standard text contains a synoptic edition of all manuscripts, a composite text in transliteration, an annotated transcription and translation. \'These were only minor remarks scribbled in the margins of an excellent and most welcome edition of Maqlû, a real monument. This book is the firm foundation on which future studies on Maqlû will be based.\' Marten Stol, NINO Leiden, Bibliotheca Orientalis lxxIII n° 5-6, September-December 2016
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1 online resource (xxii, 402 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004291706 :
1566-7952 ; :
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Jewish love magic : from late antiquity to the Middle Ages /
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Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages is the first monograph dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition. The book explores rituals, spells and important motifs of Jewish love magic, repeatedly comparing them to the Graeco-Roman and Christian traditions. In addition to recipes and amulets in Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic, primarily originating in the Cairo Genizah, also rabbinic sources and responsa are analysed, resulting in a comprehensive and fascinating picture.
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Based on the author's thesis (doctoral) -- Universiṭat Tel-Aviv, 2009. :
1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004347892 :
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Ägyptische Magie und ihre Umwelt /
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Dem antiken Verständnis nach war Magie weit mehr als nur ein Sammelsurium esoterischer Praktiken und Rituale, die vor allem zum eigenen Nutzen und zum Schaden anderer eingesetzt wurden. Vielmehr sind darunter alle religiösen Handlungen jenseits der institutionalisierten Kultausübung zu fassen. Dies zeigen auch die zwölf Aufsätze, die aus der im Frühjahr 2011 anlässlich der Rückkehr eines lange vermissten Heidelberger Zauberbüchleins organisierten Ausstellung 'Ägyptische Magie im Wandel der Zeiten' hervorgingen. Nunmehr um eine ausserägyptische Perspektive erweitert, reicht der zeitliche Rahmen der Beiträge in diesem Band von den Anfängen der Schriftlichkeit im Zweistromland und dem Alten Ägypten bis tief in das koptischsprachige Mittelalter hinein. Überblicksartikel vermitteln einen Eindruck von Magie in Mesopotamien und im Vorderen Orient sowie im spätzeitlichen Ägypten. Daneben stehen thematische Beiträge zu solchen Bereichen, in denen man sich bevorzugt magischer Mittel bediente, so beim Schutz der Grabstätte, bei der Abwehr von Schlangen und Skorpionen, im medizinischen Bereich und mit besonderer Energie bei der Verfolgung sexueller Ziele. Ägyptische und griechische Papyri, aber auch die gern mit Zeichnungen verbundenen koptischen Zaubertexte führen eine beunruhigende Vielfalt und Gestalt hilfreicher oder schädlicher Mächte vor Augen; magische Elemente im Neuen Testament kommen ebenso zur Sprache wie das breite Feld der Zahlensymbolik. Aus den hier erstmals systematisch zusammengestellten Magica der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung wird zugleich die grosse Rolle deutlich, die die Überlieferungslage für unsere Kenntnis all dessen spielt.
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379 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9783447103169
Continuity and innovation in the magical tradition
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This volume brings together thirteen studies by as many experts in the study of one or more ancient or medieval magical traditions, from ancient Mesopotamia and Pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt to the Greek world, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It lays special emphasis on the recurrence of similar phenomena in magical texts as far apart as the Akkadian cuneiform tablets and an Arabic manuscript bought in Egypt in the late-twentieth century. Such similarities demonstrate to what extent many different cultures share a "magical logic" which is strikingly identical, and in particular they show the recurrence of certain phenomena when magical practices are transmitted in written form and often preserve, adopt and adapt much older textual units.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004215269 :
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P. Michigan XVI : a Greek love charm from Egypt (P. Mich. 757) /
: Revision of the author's thesis (University of Michigan, 1985) under the title: P. Mich. 6925 : a new magical love charm. : xiii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-132) and indexes. : 1555405479
Die Mythisierung der Zeit : die beiden Bücher über die altägyptischen Schalttage des magischen pLeiden I 346 /
: Originally presented as the author's thesis (masters--Heidelberg, 1994). : x, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-184) and index. : 3447042133