The transformation of Greek amulets in Roman imperial times /
From the contents: 0Preface / Abbreviations for Corpora of Magical Texts;0PART I: ARCHAEOLOGY : Distribution / Shapes / Media; 0PART II: IMAGES: Action Figures / Domestic Guardians / Pharaonic and Ptolemaic Images; 0PART III. TEXTS: Prayers / Incantations / Framing Speech Acts / Conclusions and Furt...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Empire and after.
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| Summary: | From the contents: 0Preface / Abbreviations for Corpora of Magical Texts;0PART I: ARCHAEOLOGY : Distribution / Shapes / Media; 0PART II: IMAGES: Action Figures / Domestic Guardians / Pharaonic and Ptolemaic Images; 0PART III. TEXTS: Prayers / Incantations / Framing Speech Acts / Conclusions and Further Trajectories; 0APPENDICES: A: Summaries of Recipes for Protective Amulets Worn During Dangerous Rituals (from the longer PGM Handbooks) / B: Summaries of Recipes from a Curative Handbook Embedded in a Magical Handbook (PGM VII 193-214) / C: Summaries of Recipes from Smaller Fragments of Curative or Protective Handbooks / D: Summaries of Recipes from a Fragment of a Curative Handbook (Testament of Solomon 18.15-40) / E: Summary of Recipes from a Fragment of an Amulet Handbook (S & D 26-39) / F: Summary of Recipes Preserved by Marcellus of Bordeaux / G: Summary of Recipes Preserved by Alexander of Tralles / H: Summary of Recipes Preserved by Aelius Promotus / I: Summary of Recipes Preserved by Dioscorides, Notes, Glossary of Authors and Texts, Glossary of Terms, Bibliography; 0INDICES: General Index / Index Locorum Ancient Words. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 486 pages ; illustrations: 8 unnumbered plates 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812249354 0812249356 |