Studies in the Syriac Magical Traditions / / edited by Marco Moriggi, Siam Bhayro.

• Superior document: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity ; 9
• TeilnehmendeR: Bhayro, Siam,; Moriggi, Marco,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity ; 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004467203
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Marco Moriggi, Siam Bhayro.

The study of the Syriac magical traditions has largely been marginalised within Syriac studies, with the earliest treatments displaying a disparaging attitude towards both the culture and its magical practices. Despite significant progress in more recent scholarship in respect of the culture, its magical practices and their associated literatures remain on the margins of the scholarly imagination. This volume aims to open a discussion on the history of the field, to evaluate how things have progressed, and to suggest a fruitful way forward. In doing so, this volume demonstrates the incredible riches contained within the Syriac magical traditions, and the necessity of their study.