Ancient Egyptian demonology : studies on the boundaries between the demonic and the divine in Egyptian magic / edited by P. Kousoulis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kousoulis, P. (Panagiotis)

Series:

Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta ; 175.

Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta ; 175

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic, Egyptian.

Demonology.

Egypt--Religion.

Egypt.

Religion.

Demonology--Egypt.

Physical Description:

xxi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Uitgeverij Peeters en Departement Oosterse Studies, 2011.

Contents:

The Demonic Lore of Ancient Egypt: Questions on Definition / P. Kousoulis Kousoulis, P. ix

Opening Greeting to the Demonology Symposium on Rhodes / Y. Koenig Koenig, Y. xxiii

Part I Demons and Personification

An eternal curse upon the reader of these lines (with apologies to M. Puig) / R.K. Ritner Ritner, R.K. 3

Faeces of the creator or the temptations of the dead / P.J. Frandsen Frandsen, P.J. 25

Demons in the dark: nightmares and other nocturnal enemies in ancient Egypt / K. Szpakowska Szpakowska, K. 63

Masking and multiple personas / P. Wilson Wilson, P. 77

Demons as reflection of human society / A. Roccati Roccati, A. 89

Part II Magic and the Cosmicization of the World

Egyptian magic in Greek literature / A.B. Lloyd Lloyd, A.B. 99

Between order and disorder: a case of sacred philology / Y. Koenig Koenig, Y. 121

Remarks on Egyptian rituals of dream-sending / J.F. Quack Quack, J.F. 129

Some aspects of magic in ancient Egyptian medicine / H. Györy Györy, H. 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-192) and index.

ISBN:

9789042920408

9042920408

OCLC:

758999744