Cultural Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices
Graeco-Egyptian Handbooks and Related Traditions
A conference held in Heidelberg in 2014 resulted in this collection of essays, which explore the multifaceted aspects of magical texts and practices in antiquity, focusing especially on the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri. The volume concentrates on questions of cultural plurality and fusion, ranging from earlier Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Greek magico-religious traditions, through the original developments of Graeco-Roman Egypt, up to and including their integration into Jewish and Byzantine magical lore. In particular, phenomena such as simple borrowing, advanced adaptation, complete assimilation or even distortion of origin and meaning stress the importance of disentangling different cultural elements and understanding their interaction. Going beyond the borders of academic fields, this book aims at giving to the transcultural perspective the importance it deserves in the study of ancient magic.
| ISBN: | 9783161564789 |
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| Auflage: | 1 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 383 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | Bortolani, Ljuba Merlina Furley, William Nagel, Svenja Quack, Joachim Friedrich |
| Verlag: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.08.2019 |
| Untertitel: | Graeco-Egyptian Handbooks and Related Traditions |
| Schlagworte: | Alte Geschichte, Archäologie Altes Griechenland Altes Rom Altes oder Biblisches Israel Altes Ägypten Altgriechische Religion und Mythologie Altägyptische Religion und Mythologie Archäologie einer Periode / Region Demotic magical papyri Egyptian magic Greek magical papyri Jewish magic Judentum Literaturwissenschaft: Antike und Mittelalter Mesopotamian magic Parapsychologie, Okkultismus Religion, Religionsphilosophie Religion, allgemein Römische Religion und Mythologie Theologie ca. 2686 bis ca. 323 v. Chr. (altägyptische Zeit) |
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