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Author : Roy Kotansky
Publisher : Springer-Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3663203123
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)
Download or read book Greek Magical Amulets written by Roy Kotansky and published by Springer-Verlag. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy David Kotansky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Greek magical amulets written by Roy David Kotansky and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roy David Kotansky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783531099361
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Greek magical amulets written by Roy David Kotansky and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher A. Faraone
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812249356
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times written by Christopher A. Faraone and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 120 illustrations, The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times is an essential reference for those interested in the religion, culture, and history of the ancient Mediterranean.
Author : M Waegeman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004674713
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Amulet and Alphabet written by M Waegeman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1987 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maryse Waegeman
Publisher : Brill Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Amulet and Alphabet written by Maryse Waegeman and published by Brill Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher A. Faraone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905670406
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Vanishing Acts on Ancient Greek Amulets written by Christopher A. Faraone and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek magical texts sometimes contain peculiar triangular formations created by repeating the same word over and over again in the same column, but leaving off one letter at the beginning or end (or both). Interpretations shifted during the twentieth century: did the words inscribed in these shapes represent the names of diseases or evil demons which were forced to disappear as each letter of the name does? Or were they the work of Roman period scribes representing very different notions? This new study uses a masterly survey of the known examples of these texts to argue for a radical revision of recent views.
Author : Christopher A. Faraone
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195111400
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Magika Hiera written by Christopher A. Faraone and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This collection challenges the tendency among scholars of ancient Greece to see magical and religious ritual as mutually exclusive and to ignore "magical" practices in Greek religion. The contributors survey specific bodies of archaeological, epigraphical, and papyrological evidence formagical practices in the Greek world, and, in each case, determine whether the traditional dichotomy between magic and religion helps in any way to conceptualize the objective features of the evidence examined. Contributors include Christopher A. Faraone, J.H.M. Strubbe, H.S. Versnel, Roy Kotansky, John Scarborough, Samuel Eitrem, Fritz Graf, John J. Winkler, Hans Dieter Betz, and C.R. Phillips.
Author : Hans Dieter Betz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226826953
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)
Download or read book The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1 written by Hans Dieter Betz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-10-14 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Greek magical papyri" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D. Containing a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, this new translation has been brought up to date and is now the most comprehensive collection of this literature, and the first ever in English. The Greek Magical Papyri in Transition is an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide variety of fields, from the history of religions to the classical languages and literatures, and it will fascinate those with a general interest in the occult and the history of magic. "One of the major achievements of classical and related scholarship over the last decade."—Ioan P. Culianu, Journal for the Study of Judaism "The enormous value of this new volume lies in the fact that these texts will now be available to a much wider audience of readers, including historians or religion, anthropologists, and psychologists."—John G. Gager, Journal of Religion "[This book] shows care, skill and zest. . . . Any worker in the field will welcome this sterling performance."—Peter Parsons, Times Literary Supplement
Author : John Petropoulos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134459238
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Greek Magic written by John Petropoulos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer’s Circe (the first ‘evil witch’ in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the ‘evil eye’ in the twenty-first century Greece. Indeed, magic is probably the most ancient and durable among social and religious phenomena known to classical and other scholars, and it can be traced over a span of some three millennia in sources in the Greek language as well as in an impressive range of visual and other media. For instance, curse tablets from fourth-century B.C. Athens, the medico-magical gems of late antiquity, early Christian amulets, and various exorcism prayers from the medieval and later periods. Organised chronologically, the intriguing panorama offered by this book guides the reader through the ancient, medieval, modern and even contemporary periods, highlighting the traditions, ideologies and methods of magic in each period of Greek history. It brings together the latest insights from a range of experts from various disciplines: classicists, art historians, archaeologists, legal historians and social anthropologists amongst others.
Author : Christopher A. FARAONE
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674036700
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Ancient Greek Love Magic written by Christopher A. FARAONE and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Greeks commonly resorted to magic spells to attract and keep lovers. Surveying and analyzing various texts and artifacts, the author reveals that gender is the crucial factor in understanding love spells.
Author : Eleni Pachoumi
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161540189
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Concepts of the Divine in the Greek Magical Papyri written by Eleni Pachoumi and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleni Pachoumi looks at the concepts of the divine in the Greek magical papyri by way of a careful and detailed analysis of ritual practices and spells. Her aim is to uncover the underlying religious, philosophical and mystical parallelisms and influences on the Greek magical papyri. She starts by examining the religious and philosophical concept of the personal daimon and the union of the individual with his personal daimon through the magico-theurgic ritual of systasis. She then goes on to analyze the religious concept of paredros as the divine "assistant" and the various relationships between paredros, the divine and the individual. To round off, she studies the concept of the divine through the manifold religious and philosophical assimilations mainly between Greek, Egyptian, Hellenized gods and divine abstract concepts of Jewish origins.
Author : Claude Lecouteux
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620552809
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets written by Claude Lecouteux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of the use of talismans and amulets in the Western Mystery Tradition • Provides an in-depth look at the medieval and Renaissance use of amulets and talismans, including the work of Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Athanasius Kircher • Provides a full summary of the magical knowledge required to make an amulet or talisman, including the invocations required to activate their powers • Reviews different kinds of amulets and talismans, from ancient jewelry and magical objects to the modern rabbit’s foot or lucky horseshoe The use of talismans and amulets stretches back nearly to the dawn of man, from everyday items magically prepared, such as horns or coins, to intricate and beautiful jewelry imbued with protective powers. Drawing on his private collection of medieval manuscripts as well as his privileged access to the rare book archives of major European universities, Claude Lecouteux provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets for protection, healing, and divine influence. He explores their use in the Western Mystery Tradition as well as Eastern and Middle Eastern beliefs about these magical objects and their incorporation--despite Church anathema--into the Christian tradition of Medieval Europe. Reviewing many different kinds of amulets and talismans used throughout the ages, such as a rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, gris-gris bag, or an inscribed parchment charged through ritual, he details the principles and symbology behind each object and shows that their use is still as widespread today as any time in the past. Lecouteux explains the high magic behind the hermetic art of crafting amulets and talismans: the chains of sympathy, astrological geography, and the invocations required to activate their powers. He explores the work of adepts such as Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Athanasius Kircher, including an in-depth look at Kircher’s work on planetary seals in his Oedipus Aegyptiacus. Illustrated throughout with period art depicting magical symbols, seals, and a wide array of talismans and amulets, this comprehensive study provides a practical guide to the historical development and step-by-step creation of magical objects.
Author : Hans Dieter Betz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226044446
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (444 download)
Download or read book The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells written by Hans Dieter Betz and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Don C. Skemer
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271046969
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (469 download)
Download or read book Binding Words written by Don C. Skemer and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Middle Ages, textual amulets--short texts written on parchment or paper and worn on the body--were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal afflictions caused by demonic invasions, and to bring the wearer good fortune. In Binding Words, Don C. Skemer provides the first book-length study of this once-common means of harnessing the magical power of words. Textual amulets were a unique source of empowerment, promising the believer safe passage through a precarious world by means of an ever-changing mix of scriptural quotations, divine names, common prayers, and liturgical formulas. Although theologians and canon lawyers frequently derided textual amulets as ignorant superstition, many literate clergy played a central role in producing and disseminating them. The texts were, in turn, embraced by a broad cross-section of Western Europe. Saints and parish priests, physicians and village healers, landowners and peasants alike believed in their efficacy. Skemer offers careful analysis of several dozen surviving textual amulets along with other contemporary medieval source materials. In the process, Binding Words enriches our understanding of popular religion and magic in everyday medieval life.
Author : Brice C. Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 056766628X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)
Download or read book New Testament Texts on Greek Amulets from Late Antiquity written by Brice C. Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brice C. Jones presents a comprehensive analysis of Greek amulets from late antique Egypt which contain New Testament citations. He evaluates the words they contain in terms of their text-critical value. The use of New Testament texts on amulets was common in late antiquity. These citations were extracted from their larger Biblical contexts and used for ritual purposes that have traditionally been understood in terms of the ambiguous category of 'magic'. Often, these citations were used to invoke the divine for some favour, healing or protection. For various reasons, however, these citations have not played a significant role in the study of the text of the Greek New Testament. As such, this is the first systematic treatment of Greek New Testament citations on amulets from late antique Egypt. Jones' work has real implications for how amulets and other such witnesses from this era should be treated in the future of the discipline of New Testament textual criticism.
Author : Migene González-Wippler
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780875422879
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (228 download)
Download or read book The Complete Book of Amulets & Talismans written by Migene González-Wippler and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1991 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine the infinite variety of charms and fetishes found in every civilization, from the distant past to the present. Learn the entire history of these tools, their geography, how they are part of each man and woman's search for connection with spiritual forces, and how to make and use them. Loaded with hundreds of illustrations, this is the ultimate reference guide.
