The Resource Magic and ritual in the ancient world, edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer
Magic and ritual in the ancient world, edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer
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- Summary
- This volume contains a series of essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 468 pages)
- Contents
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- New tests of magic and ritual power. A new magical formulary / William Brashear and Roy Kotansky ; Two papyri with formulae for divination / David Jordan ; An early Christian gold lamella for headache / Roy Kotansky ; A seventh-century Coptic limestone in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Bodl. copt. inscr. 426)
- Definitions and theory. Great Scott! : thought and action one more time / Jonathan Z. Smith ; Theories of magic in antiquity / Fritz Graf ; The poetics of the magical charm : an essay on the power of words / H.S. Versnel ; Dynamics of ritual expertise in antiquity and beyond : towards a new taxonomy of "magicians" / David Frankfurter ; Fiat magia / C.A. Hoffman
- The ancient Near East. Dividing a god / Richard H. Beal ; Translating transfers in ancient Mesopotamia / JoAnn Scurlock ; Necromancy, fertility and the dark earth : the use of ritual pits in Hittite cult / Billie Jean Collins ; Canaanite magic vs. Israelite religion : Deuteronomy 18 and the taxonomy of taboo / Brian B. Schmidt
- Judaism. Secrecy and magic, publicity and Torah : unpacking a Talmudic tale / S. Daniel Breslauer ; Shamanic initiatory death and resurrection in the Hekhalot literature / James R. Davila ; Sacrificial themes in Jewish magic / Michael D. Swartz
- Greek and Roman antiquity. The ethnic origins of a Roman-era philtrokatadesmos (PGM IV 296-434) / Christopher A. Faraone ; Sacrifice in the Greek magical papyri / Sarah Iles Johnston ; Beans, fleawort, and the blood of a Hamadryas baboon : recipe ingredients in Greco-Roman magical materials / Lynn R. LiDonnici ; The witches' thessaly / Oliver Phillips ; Speech acts and the stakes of Hellenism in late antiquity / Peter T. Struck
- Early Christianity and Islam. The prayer of Mary who dissolves chains in Coptic magic and religion / Marvin Meyer ; The magician and the heretic : the case of Simon Magus / Ayse Tuzlak ; Ancient execration magic in Coptic and Islamic Egypt / Nicole B. Hansen
- Isbn
- 9781417516131
- Label
- Magic and ritual in the ancient world
- Title
- Magic and ritual in the ancient world
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This volume contains a series of essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 133.4/3/093
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- BF1591
- LC item number
- .M344 2002eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Mirecki, Paul Allan
- Meyer, Marvin W
- Series statement
- Religions in the Graeco-Roman world,
- Series volume
- v. 141
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Magic, Ancient
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
- Magic, Ancient
- Magie
- Riten
- Oudheid
- Magie
- Altertum
- Römisches Reich
- Griechenland
- Orange <Calif., 1998>
- Label
- Magic and ritual in the ancient world, edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- New tests of magic and ritual power. A new magical formulary / William Brashear and Roy Kotansky ; Two papyri with formulae for divination / David Jordan ; An early Christian gold lamella for headache / Roy Kotansky ; A seventh-century Coptic limestone in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Bodl. copt. inscr. 426) -- Definitions and theory. Great Scott! : thought and action one more time / Jonathan Z. Smith ; Theories of magic in antiquity / Fritz Graf ; The poetics of the magical charm : an essay on the power of words / H.S. Versnel ; Dynamics of ritual expertise in antiquity and beyond : towards a new taxonomy of "magicians" / David Frankfurter ; Fiat magia / C.A. Hoffman -- The ancient Near East. Dividing a god / Richard H. Beal ; Translating transfers in ancient Mesopotamia / JoAnn Scurlock ; Necromancy, fertility and the dark earth : the use of ritual pits in Hittite cult / Billie Jean Collins ; Canaanite magic vs. Israelite religion : Deuteronomy 18 and the taxonomy of taboo / Brian B. Schmidt -- Judaism. Secrecy and magic, publicity and Torah : unpacking a Talmudic tale / S. Daniel Breslauer ; Shamanic initiatory death and resurrection in the Hekhalot literature / James R. Davila ; Sacrificial themes in Jewish magic / Michael D. Swartz -- Greek and Roman antiquity. The ethnic origins of a Roman-era philtrokatadesmos (PGM IV 296-434) / Christopher A. Faraone ; Sacrifice in the Greek magical papyri / Sarah Iles Johnston ; Beans, fleawort, and the blood of a Hamadryas baboon : recipe ingredients in Greco-Roman magical materials / Lynn R. LiDonnici ; The witches' thessaly / Oliver Phillips ; Speech acts and the stakes of Hellenism in late antiquity / Peter T. Struck -- Early Christianity and Islam. The prayer of Mary who dissolves chains in Coptic magic and religion / Marvin Meyer ; The magician and the heretic : the case of Simon Magus / Ayse Tuzlak ; Ancient execration magic in Coptic and Islamic Egypt / Nicole B. Hansen
- Control code
- 55843114
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- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 468 pages)
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- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781417516131
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- 9789004116764
- 10.1163/9789047400400
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- illustrations
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- Electronic reproduction.
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- (OCoLC)55843114
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- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Magic and ritual in the ancient world, edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- New tests of magic and ritual power. A new magical formulary / William Brashear and Roy Kotansky ; Two papyri with formulae for divination / David Jordan ; An early Christian gold lamella for headache / Roy Kotansky ; A seventh-century Coptic limestone in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Bodl. copt. inscr. 426) -- Definitions and theory. Great Scott! : thought and action one more time / Jonathan Z. Smith ; Theories of magic in antiquity / Fritz Graf ; The poetics of the magical charm : an essay on the power of words / H.S. Versnel ; Dynamics of ritual expertise in antiquity and beyond : towards a new taxonomy of "magicians" / David Frankfurter ; Fiat magia / C.A. Hoffman -- The ancient Near East. Dividing a god / Richard H. Beal ; Translating transfers in ancient Mesopotamia / JoAnn Scurlock ; Necromancy, fertility and the dark earth : the use of ritual pits in Hittite cult / Billie Jean Collins ; Canaanite magic vs. Israelite religion : Deuteronomy 18 and the taxonomy of taboo / Brian B. Schmidt -- Judaism. Secrecy and magic, publicity and Torah : unpacking a Talmudic tale / S. Daniel Breslauer ; Shamanic initiatory death and resurrection in the Hekhalot literature / James R. Davila ; Sacrificial themes in Jewish magic / Michael D. Swartz -- Greek and Roman antiquity. The ethnic origins of a Roman-era philtrokatadesmos (PGM IV 296-434) / Christopher A. Faraone ; Sacrifice in the Greek magical papyri / Sarah Iles Johnston ; Beans, fleawort, and the blood of a Hamadryas baboon : recipe ingredients in Greco-Roman magical materials / Lynn R. LiDonnici ; The witches' thessaly / Oliver Phillips ; Speech acts and the stakes of Hellenism in late antiquity / Peter T. Struck -- Early Christianity and Islam. The prayer of Mary who dissolves chains in Coptic magic and religion / Marvin Meyer ; The magician and the heretic : the case of Simon Magus / Ayse Tuzlak ; Ancient execration magic in Coptic and Islamic Egypt / Nicole B. Hansen
- Control code
- 55843114
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 468 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781417516131
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9789004116764
- 10.1163/9789047400400
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)55843114
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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