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Solomonica magica : Solomon, Sisinnius, and the holy rider on Greek-inscribed amulets from late antiquity and early Byzantium /

"Solomonic magica is the first comprehensive survey of 'Solomonic' or 'Holy Rider' amulets from the Mediterranean of Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium. Hundreds of magical gems, leaf-shaped pendants, circular medallions, and other apotropaic objects--many of which were prev...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Franek, Juraj, 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language Notes:Texts on the amulets reproduced in Greek type with accompanying English translation.
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025]
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 201.
Subjects:
Solomon, > King of Israel > Legends.
Sisinnius, > Saint, of Antioch > Legends.
Amulets.
Amulets, Greek.
Magic, Ancient.
Magic, Greek.
Greece > Religion.
Amulettes grecques.
Grèce > Religion.
Amulettes.
Magie ancienne.
Magie grecque.
amulets.
Amulets, Greek
Greece
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Summary:"Solomonic magica is the first comprehensive survey of 'Solomonic' or 'Holy Rider' amulets from the Mediterranean of Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium. Hundreds of magical gems, leaf-shaped pendants, circular medallions, and other apotropaic objects--many of which were previously unpublished--are presented against the backdrop of a parabiblical tradition involving Solomon the Magician and Sisinnius the Demon-Hunter. All Greek texts have received fresh critical editions and English translations. The text of the monograph is richly illustrated with over 700 images, many newly commissioned specifically for this volume." --
Physical Description:xx, 743 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-729) and index.
ISBN:9789004735262
9004735267
ISSN:0927-7633 ;