Studies in the Syriac magical traditions / edited by Marco Moriggi, Siam Bhayro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moriggi, Marco, editor.

Bhayro, Siam, editor.

E.J. Brill (Firm)

Series:

Magical and religious literature of late antiquity ; 2211-016X v. 9.

Magical and religious literature of late antiquity, 2211-016X ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic--Syria.

Magic.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Preface

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

Syriac Studies and Magic: An Introduction / Siam Bhayro and Marco Moriggi

Syriac Magic: An Overview of Previous Approaches and Prospects for the Future / Abigail Pearson

Syriac Magic and Medicine: A Near-Eastern Paradigm of Priestcraft / Siam Bhayro

Syriac Incantation Bowls and the Mesopotamian Context: A Glimpse into Christian-Jewish Cultural Interactions / Marco Moriggi

More on the 'Book of Protection' and the Syriac 'Charms': New Texts and Perspectives for the Study of Magic and Religion / Michael Zellmann-Rohrer

Traces of a Storied Universe : Biblical Figures and Motifs in Late-Antique Syriac Amulets / Nils H. Korsvoll

Soundings in the Textual History of Syriac Amulets / David Calabro

Syriac Magic and the Contemporary Christian Milieu: Continuity or Discontinuity? / Gaby Abousamra

A Mandaean Lamella and Its Parallels: BM 132957 + BM 132947 + BM 132954 / Matthew Morgenstern and Ohad Abudraham

Index of Subjects

Index of Texts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 22, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Studies in the Syriac magical traditions

ISBN:

9789004467200

9004467203

Publisher Number:

40030848782

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.