| Author | : Tony Mierzwicki |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 9781905713035 |
Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
| Author | : Stephen Skinner |
| Publisher | : Llewellyn Publications |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 9780738746326 |
"This book looks at very specific identifiable techniques, consumables, nomina magica and implements found in the Greek Magical Papyri, and how they were used, and not just at generalised themes."--Page 14
Magika Hiera
| Author | : Christopher A. Faraone |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0195111400 |
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.
The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt
| Author | : Rosemary Clark |
| Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Magic, Egyptian |
| ISBN | : 9781567181302 |
In The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt, Rosemary Clark presents a comprehensive guide to a modern practice of ancient Egyptian theurgy. Included are daily rituals, annual ceremonies, and the founding of a temple tradition for either the sole practitioner or a gathering of celebrants. The dimensions of Sacred Science-esoteric architecture, cosmic resonance, and magical practice-are outlined in detail and demonstrated in a program for practical, everyday use. Authentic and richly detailed, this guidebook also: - Presents beautiful rituals patterned on ancient Egyptian texts for modern initiates - Serves as an excellent reference on many aspects of the Egyptian mysteries that have not been accessible elsewhere - Contains a complete repertoire of ancient hymns, litanies, spells, and ceremonies that allows for reading in the ancient tongue Enter the timeless realm of Egyptian sacred ritual. Experience for yourself the ultimate realization of ancient Egyptian spirituality-the assumption of divine knowledge and grace.
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
| Author | : Derek Collins |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2008-04-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0470695722 |
Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect? Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic Examines the central role of magic in Greek life
Cultural Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices
| Author | : Ljuba Merlina Bortolani |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2018-12 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9783161564789 |
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 authors concentrate 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. Contributors: Alessia Bellusci, Gideon Bohak, Ljuba M. Bortolani, Christopher A. Faraone, William Furley, Richard Gordon, Adria Haluszka, Franziska Naether, Svenja Nagel, Richard Phillips, Joachim Friedrich Quack, Marcela Ristorto, Daniel Schwemer, Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Through a Glass Darkly
| Author | : Kasia Szpakowska |
| Publisher | : Classical Press of Wales |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2006-12-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1910589527 |
Magic, dreams and prophecy played important roles in ancient Egypt, as in other Mediterranean societies. Scholars are now approaching the whole topic of divination in antiquity with greatly enhanced attention. In this volume eminent international specialists come together to explore the practice, logic and psychology of divination among ancient Egyptians.
Priests, Tongues, and Rites
| Author | : Jacco Dieleman |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2005-05-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9047406745 |
This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a larger collection of magical and alchemical manuscripts around 1828 in the hills surrounding Luxor, Egypt. Both handbooks, dating to the Roman period, contain an assortment of recipes for magical rites in the Demotic and Greek language. The library which comprises these two handbooks is nowadays better known as the Theban Magical Library. The book traces the social and cultural milieu of the composers, compilers and users of the extant spells through a combination of philology, sociolinguistics and cultural analysis. To anybody working on Greco-Roman Egypt, ancient magic, and bilingualism this study is of significant importance.
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells
| Author | : Hans Dieter Betz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 339 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Magic |
| ISBN | : 9780226044446 |
