Isbn: 9783161564789 - cultural plurality in ancient magical texts and practices: graeco-egyptian handbooks and related traditions: 32 (orientalische religionen in der antike) (8 resultados)

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Gr.-8°, Ln. m. SU. IX, 380 S.; mit 9 s/w-Abb. Neuwertiges Ex. / Fine Copy // Der vorliegende Sammelband ist das Ergebnis einer Konferenz in Heidelberg im Jahr 2014. Die Beitragenden untersuchen die verschiedenen, facettenreichen Aspekte magischer Texte und Praktiken in der Antike mit besonderem Fokus auf griechisch-ägyptischen magischen Papyri. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Fragen der kulturellen Vielfalt und Verschmelzung; von früheren ägyptischen, mesopotamischen und griechischen magisch-religiösen Überlieferungen über die neuartigen Entwicklungen im griechisch-römischen Ägypten bis hin zu deren Einbindung in die jüdische und byzantinische Magie. ISBN: 9783161564789 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 810.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. 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.…

Condición: New. 2019. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

Condición: New. 2019. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Condición: New. 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.…