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Drawing Spirit: The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity

By Iain Gardner , Jay Johnston

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2022
ISBN
3110477289, 9783110477283
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8725955 bytes)
Pages
286\286
Topic
Art
Time added
2022-11-24 13:27:20

Description

A pioneering interdisciplinary study of the art, production and social functions of Late Antique ritual artefacts. Utilising case studies from the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri and the Heidelberg archive it establishes new approaches, provides a holistic understanding of the multi-sensory aspects of ritual practice, and explores the transmission of knowledge traditions across faiths. Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction 1 ‘Magical Images:’ An Esoteric Aesthetics of Engagement 2 Evoking the Supernatural: Text and Image in Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri 3 The Heidelberg Magical Archive: A Discussion of its Origins, Context and Purpose 4 An Archive of Coptic Handbooks and Exemplars for the Making of Amulets and the Enacting of Ritual Power from the Tenth Century (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 680–683 and 685–686) 5 Two Body Problems: Binding Effigies in Christian Egypt and Elsewhere 6 Image Play: On Angels and Insects Plates Contributors Bibliography General Index Manuscript Index

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