Marvin W. Meyer

Ancient Christian Magic

Coptic Texts of Ritual Power

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This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from headless powers and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical cookbook. Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and disc… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Smith, Richard

ISBN: 978-0-691-00458-7
EAN: 9780691004587
Produktnummer: 19337735
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Seitenangabe: 428 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 654 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 654

Über den Autor

Marvin W. Meyer is Professor of Religion at Chapman University and director of the Coptic Magical Texts Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. Richard Smith teaches at Claremont Graduate School and was managing editor of The Nag Hammadi Library (revised edition).