1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450239103321

Titolo

Magic and ritual in the ancient world [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2002

ISBN

1-280-46426-7

9786610464265

1-4175-1613-5

90-474-0040-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (489 p.)

Collana

Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, , 0927-7633 ; ; v. 141

Altri autori (Persone)

MireckiPaul Allan

MeyerMarvin W

Disciplina

133.4/3/093

Soggetti

Magic, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer -- 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 / Paul Mirecki -- 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 IN 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- INDEX OF PRIMARY SOURCES / Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer -- RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD / Paul Mirecki and Marvin Meyer.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt. The strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The book begins with several papyrological studies presenting important new texts in Greek and Coptic, continuing with essays focusing on taxonomy and definition. The concluding essays apply contemporary theories to analyses of specific test cases in a broad variety of ancient Mediterranean cultures.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910157428503321

Autore

Barrett Eilís

Titolo

Oasis / / Eilís Barrett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dublin, Ireland : , : Gill Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7171-6924-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages)

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Strangers

Short stories

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue -- Part One: Inside -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Part Two: Beyond -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35 -- Chapter 36 -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 38 -- Chapter 39 -- Chapter 40 -- Chapter 41 -- Chapter 42 -- Chapter 43 -- Chapter 44 -- Chapter 45 -- Part Three Return -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Acknowledgements -- Copyright -- About the Author -- About Gill Books.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA990005529360403321

Titolo

Notizie Paletnologiche, [Pirro Marconi, U. Rellini / Domenico Topa... et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Scansano, : Tip. Editrice degli Olmi, 1926

Descrizione fisica

6 c. ; 29 cm

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

ARCH. X MISC. 48 (02)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Estratto dal Bullettino di Paleontologia Italiana a. XLVI, 1926