Drawing Spirit : : The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity / / ed. by Jay Johnston, Iain Gardner.
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 o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 269 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 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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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110479201 9783111175782 9783110993899 9783110994810 9783110994544 9783110994537 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110479201 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Jay Johnston, Iain Gardner. |