Drawing Spirit: The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Drawing Spirit

The Role of Images and Design in the Magical Practice of Late Antiquity

Edited by: Jay Johnston and Iain Gardner

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110479201

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Jay Johnston and Iain Gardner, University of Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

"Ultimately, this book should serve as a fine point of departure for anyone interested
in the use of images in magical practice, whether or not those interests lie in the late antique Mediterranean."
Zachary R. Schwarze in: Religious Studies Review, 2/2023

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Plates Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Introduction Jay Johnston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 ‘Magical Images:’ An Esoteric Aesthetics of Engagement Jay Johnston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2 Evoking the Supernatural: Text and Image in Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri Julia Kindt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3 The Heidelberg Magical Archive: A Discussion of its Origins, Context and Purpose Iain Gardner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
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) Iain Gardner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Two Body Problems: Binding Effigies in Christian Egypt and Elsewhere Korshi Dosoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
6 Image Play: On Angels and Insects Jay Johnston Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Plates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Manuscript Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in the field of religious studies, classical antiquity, papyrology
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 269
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 12
- Coloured Illustrations: 69
Keywords: Magic; art; antiquity; religion

eBook

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110479201

Hardcover

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110477283