Papyri Copticae Magicae : : Coptic Magical Texts, Volume 1: Formularies /

Papyri Copticae Magicae : : Coptic Magical Texts, Volume 1: Formularies / / Korshi Dosoo, Markéta Preininger.

This volume is the first in a new series of editions of Coptic-language "magical" manuscripts from Egypt, written on papyrus, ostraca, parchment, and paper, and dating to between the fourth and twelfth centuries CE. Their texts attest to non-institutional rituals intended to bring about ch...

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VerfasserIn:
Dosoo, Korshi,
Preininger, Markéta,
MitwirkendeR:
Bélanger Sarrazin, Roxanne,
Love, Edward O. D.,
Schuster, Selina,
Schwarzer, Julia,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]
©2024
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete – Beihefte , 48
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XV, 622 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Plates
  • List of Critical Signs
  • Introduction
  • 1. Situating Coptic Magical Texts
  • 2. The Study of Coptic Magical Texts
  • 3. The Corpus of Coptic Magical Texts
  • 4. The Presentation of Texts in this Volume
  • 5. The Contents of Papyri Copticae Magicae I
  • Text Editions
  • PCM I 1. Letter of Oualēs to Psais containing separation spell
  • PCM I 2. Healing prescription to stop uterine bleeding
  • PCM I 3. Two aggressive procedures targeting women
  • PCM I 4. Miniature codex
  • PCM I 5. Procedure for the healing of internal organs
  • PCM I 6–8. The Schmidt Coptic Magical Dossier
  • PCM I 9. Formula for sleep
  • PCM I 10. Prayer for pregnancy
  • PCM I 11. Leiden Anastasy Codex
  • PCM I 12. Rossi’s Tractate
  • PCM I 13. Rossi’s Fragmentary Tractate
  • PCM I 14. Invocation for unclear purposes
  • PCM I 15. Narrative charm for healing the eye
  • PCM I 16. Ostraca containing Horus-Isis narrative love charm
  • PCM I 17. Spell for a good singing voice and a love spell
  • PCM I 18. Curse to cause sickness
  • PCM I 19. Adjuration to protect virginity and marriage
  • PCM I 20. Love spell in the form of a Horus-Isis narrative charm
  • PCM I 21–29. The Heidelberg Coptic Magical Library
  • PCM I 30. Two destructive curses drawing on the Testament of Solomon
  • PCM I 31. Two separation spells
  • PCM I 32. Parchment bifolio with two preserved love spells
  • PCM I 33. Formulary with healing procedures
  • PCM I 34. Bifolio with bowl divination procedure and silencing curses
  • PCM I 35. Fragmentary formulary with various curses
  • PCM I 36. Three healing prescriptions on paper
  • PCM I 37. Parchment sheet with various prescriptions
  • Indices
  • Glossary
  • Concordance of texts in this volume
  • Index locorum
  • Bibliography
  • Word Indices for PCM I 1
  • Plates

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