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The Greco-Egyptian magical formularies : libraries, books, and individual recipes

Title
The Greco-Egyptian magical formularies : libraries, books, and individual recipes / edited by Christopher A Faraone and Sofía Torallas Tovar.
Publication
  • Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Faraone, Christopher A.
  • Torallas Tovar, Sofía
  • EBSCOhost
Description
1 online resource.
Series Statement
New texts from ancient cultures
Uniform Title
New texts from ancient cultures.
Subject
  • Magic, Egyptian
  • Magic, Greek
  • Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)
  • Egyptian language > Papyri, Demotic
  • Egypt > History > Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D. > Sources
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-513) and indexes.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on information from the publisher.
Contents
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Concordances -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- I Libraries, Codices, and Rolls -- Chapter 1 Anatomy of the Magical Archive -- 1. Defining a Magical Archive -- 1.2 Archives, Manuscripts, and the Lives of Texts -- 2. The Theban Magical Library -- 3. The Hermonthis Magical Archive -- 4. The Kellis Area A, House 3 Archive -- 5. Conclusions
  • 6. Appendix: A Provisional Checklist of Possible Archives and Dossiers with Demotic, Greek, and Coptic Magical Material from Roman and Early Islamic Egypt -- Chapter 2 Roll vs. CodexThe Format of the Magical Handbook -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Corpus of Magical Formularies -- 3. Formats of Magical Handbooks -- 4. Magical Handbooks within the Landscape of Book Production -- 4.1. Copyists and Models -- 4.2. Rolls, Codices, and Genres -- 5. Notes on Formats -- 5.1. Rolls -- 5.2. Rotuli (Vertical Rolls) -- 5.3. Codices -- Papyrus Codices -- Parchment and Paper Codices
  • 5.4. Sheets, Ostraca, and Series -- Trends in Sheet Formats -- The Hermonthis Magical Archive -- The Berlin Magical Library -- The Heidelberg Magical Library -- Ostraca -- Manuscript Series -- 6. Reuse and Use of the Verso -- 6.1. Opisthograph and Amphigraph Rolls -- Reuse -- Coptic Parchment Palimpsests -- 7. Conclusions -- Chapter 3 The Paleography and Dating of the Magical Formularies from Roman Egypt -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identifying a Single Hand -- 3. Providing Parallels for GEMF Hands: Bookhands or Documentary Hands? -- 4. Higher and Lower Standards of Production
  • 5. "Nondescript" Hands -- 6. By Way of Conclusion -- II Compositional and Redactional Patterns -- Chapter 4 Compositional Patterns in the Paris Magical Codex (GEMF 57 = PGM IV) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Physical Features of GEMF 57 (= PGM IV) -- 3. Block I: 1-153 -- 4. Block 2: 154-1389 -- 5. Block 2 Section A: 154-466 -- 6. Block 2 Section B: 467-849 -- 7. Block 2 Section C: 850-1226 or 1264 -- 8. Block 2 Section D: 1227 or 1265-1389 -- 9. Block 3: 1390-1927 -- 10. Block 4: 1928-2240 -- 11. Block 5: 2241-2942 -- 12. Block 5 Section A: 2241-2440 -- 13. Block 5 Section B: 2441-2891 or 2942
  • 14. The End of the Manuscript: 2943-3274 -- 15. Conclusions, Possibilities, Desiderata -- Chapter 5 The Composition of the Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden (GEMF 16 = PDM/PGM XIV) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Initial Blocks: The Original Sections, Their Additions, and Annotations -- Block 1: Divinatory Rituals of Apparition -- Contents -- Annotations and Additions -- Block 2: Manipulation of Relationships -- Contents -- Annotations and Additions -- Block 3: Vessel Inquiry -- Contents -- Block 4: Love and Favor Rituals -- Contents -- Additions -- Block 5: Lamp Divination Rituals
ISBN
  • 9780472220786
  • 0472220780
LCCN
10.3998/mpub.12227202
OCLC
om2124718591
Title
The Greco-Egyptian magical formularies : libraries, books, and individual recipes / edited by Christopher A Faraone and Sofía Torallas Tovar.
Publisher
Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
New texts from ancient cultures
New texts from ancient cultures.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-513) and indexes.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on information from the publisher.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
Faraone, Christopher A., editor.
Torallas Tovar, Sofía, editor.
EBSCOhost
Other Standard Identifier
10.3998/mpub.12227202 doi
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