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Cover 1 Making Amulets Christian: Artefacts, Scribes, and Contexts 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Acknowledgements 8 Contents 10 List of Figures 12 List of Abbreviations 14 A Note on References 20 Introduction 22 I.1. FORMULATIONS 23 I.2 SCRIBES 27 I.3 RITUALS 30 I.4 OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK 32 I.5 TERMS 35 I.6 A FINAL NOTE 37 1: Normative Christian Discourse 38 1.1 Early Christian Discourse 39 1.2 Later Christian Discourse 45 1.2.1 Sermons 47 1.2.2 Saints ́ Lives 51 1.3 Standards for the Faithful and the Clergy 55 1.4 Conclusion 62 2: Materials, Format, and Writing 64 2.1 Materials 64 2.1.1 Papyrus 65 2.1.2 Parchment 65 2.1.3 Ostraca 66 2.1.4 Metal 67 2.1.5 Wood 67 2.1.6 Other Materials 68 2.2 Format and Writing 69 2.2.1 Formats 69 2.2.2 Hands 71 2.2.3 Reading Aids and Lectional Signs 74 2.2.4 Orthography and Syntax 75 2.3 Acoustic Elements 76 2.4 Visual Elements 77 2.4.1 Word-shapes 77 2.4.2 Charaktêres 78 2.4.3 Figures 80 2.4.4 Nomina sacra 81 2.4.5 Crosses, Staurograms, and Christograms 83 2.4.6 Other Christian Markers 85 2.5 Conclusion 88 3: Manuals of Procedures and Incantations 89 3.1 The Theban Archive 90 3.1.1 PGM IV.3007-86 92 3.1.2 PGM IV.1227-64 94 3.2 Fragmentary Greek Collect

Author

Theodore de Bruyn;

Published

2017

Language

EN