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.
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Drawing Spirit
The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity
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eBook - ePub
Drawing Spirit
The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity
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Ancient ReligionTable of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 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
- General Index
- Manuscript Index
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