Cultural Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices : Graeco-Egyptian Handbooks and Related Traditions
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Orientalische Religionen in der Antike
ISBN-10
3161564782
ISBN-13
9783161564789
Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
Imprint
Mohr Siebeck
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 20th, 2019
Print length
383 Pages
Weight
820 grams
Dimensions
18.00 x 24.50 x 2.70 cms
Ksh 27,550.00
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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.
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