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In Pursuit of Invisibility: Ritual Texts from Late Roman Egypt

By Richard Phillips

Book information

Publisher
American Society of Papyrologists
Year
2009
ISBN
0970059191, 9780970059192
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
132 MB (138149899 bytes)
Series
AMERICAN STUDIES IN PAPYROLOGY; 47
Pages
160\232
Time added
2024-03-16 13:58:51

Description

A close examination of invisibility in the context of the Greco-Roman world, from the role invisibility enjoys as a literary motif to the ritual spells whose logos and praxis in magic papyri promise the individual that he will move about unseen by others. Capping the six chapters investigating invisibility in fiction and in handbooks of magic, Phillips examines the relevant papyri, evaluating the Greek texts and translating them into English, as well as offering thorough commentary for each text (e.g. Oxy LVIII 3931, and six examples drawn from the Papyri Graecae Magicae . Includes bibliographical references and pertinent indices of the Greek.

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