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Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic by Frankfurter, David; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic about?
Contents 8 Preface 12 Illustrations 14 Abbreviations 17 Notes on Contributors 19 Part 1 Introduction 22 Chapter 1 Ancient Magic in a New Key: Refining an Exotic Discipline in the History of Religions 24 Chapter 2 The Plan of This Volume 42 Part 2 Cultural Constructions of Ambiguous, Unsanctioned, or Illegitimate Ritual 48 Chapter 3 Introduction 50 Chapter 4 Mesopotamia 57 Chapter 5 Iran 86 Chapter 6 Egypt 108 Chapter 7 Greece 136 Chapter 8 Ancient Israel and Early Judaism 160 Chapter 9 Rome and the Roman Empire 196 Chapter 10 Early Christianity 219 Chapter 11 Roman and Byzantine Egypt 261 Part 3 The Materials of Ancient Magic 298 Chapter 12 Introduction 300 Chapter 13 The Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri 304 Chapter 14 Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt 343 Chapter 15 Binding Spells on Tablets and Papyri 372 Chapter 16 Jewish Amulets, Magic Bowls, and Manuals in Aramaic and Hebrew 409 Chapter 17 Gem 437 Chapter 18 Figurines, Images, and Representations Used in Ritual Practices 477 Chapter 19 Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World 528 Chapter 20 Building Ritual Agency: Foundations, Floors, Doors, and Walls 576 Part 4 Dimensions of a Category Magic 624 Chapter
Who reads Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frankfurter, David;
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction