Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient WorldJohn G. Gager Oxford University Press, 28 de out. de 1999 - 278 páginas In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. These curses or binding spells, commonly called defixiones were intended to bring other people under the power and control of those who commissioned them. More than a thousand such texts, written between the 5th Century B.C.E. and the 5th Century C.E., have been discovered from North Africa to England, and from Syria to Spain. Extending into every aspect of ancient life--athletic and theatrical competitions, judicial proceedings, love affairs, business rivalries, and the recovery of stolen property--they shed light on a new dimension of classical study previously inaccessible. Here, for the first time, these texts have been translated into English with a substantial translator's introduction revealing the cultural, social, and historical context for the texts. This book will interest historians, classicists, scholars of religion, and those concerned with ancient magic. |
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... Jewish , Egyptian , Greek , Roman , British , and Christian tablets appear side by side , often employing the same formu- las , mysterious names , and drawings . On a geographical scale , our tab- lets range from Britain to North Africa ...
... Jewish , Egyptian , Greek , Roman , British , and Christian tablets appear side by side , often employing the same formu- las , mysterious names , and drawings . On a geographical scale , our tab- lets range from Britain to North Africa ...
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... Jewish and Hebrew models ; 6. voces mysticae - words not immediately recognizable as Greek , Hebrew , or any other language in common use at the time ; 7. recurrent formulas ( called logoi in PGM ) consisting of several voces mysticae ...
... Jewish and Hebrew models ; 6. voces mysticae - words not immediately recognizable as Greek , Hebrew , or any other language in common use at the time ; 7. recurrent formulas ( called logoi in PGM ) consisting of several voces mysticae ...
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... Jewish and Christian settings , he notes that " images were intended to do more than recall events of the past : they were intended in some sense to perpetuate the intervention of God . . . just as the sacraments did . " 57 In line with ...
... Jewish and Christian settings , he notes that " images were intended to do more than recall events of the past : they were intended in some sense to perpetuate the intervention of God . . . just as the sacraments did . " 57 In line with ...
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... Jewish ( and later Christian ) elements ( angels , archangels , and the figure of IAO , the god of Israel ) are taken into account , they will be seen to have almost no chthonic ties . In short , the presence or absence of chthonic ...
... Jewish ( and later Christian ) elements ( angels , archangels , and the figure of IAO , the god of Israel ) are taken into account , they will be seen to have almost no chthonic ties . In short , the presence or absence of chthonic ...
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... Jewish sources , from Persia , and at a later date from Christianity . In general , two factors seem to have governed the selection of gods and spirits and their names : first , local customs and beliefs ; and second , the recipes ...
... Jewish sources , from Persia , and at a later date from Christianity . In general , two factors seem to have governed the selection of gods and spirits and their names : first , local customs and beliefs ; and second , the recipes ...
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1 Competition in Theater and Circus | 42 |
2 Sex Love and Marriage | 78 |
Legal and Political Disputes | 116 |
4 Businesses Shops and Taverns | 151 |
5 Pleas for Justice and Revenge | 175 |
6 Miscellaneous Tablets | 200 |
7 Antidotes and Counterspells | 218 |
8 Testimonies | 243 |
Glossary of Uncommon Words | 265 |
Index | 271 |
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ABRASAX Agora amulets ancient angels appears Aramaic Athenian Athens Attica Bibl binding spells bowl Cairo Geniza charaktêres Charias chariot charms Christian client common curse tablets D. R. Jordan daimones defixiones deity Demeter deposited discussion Egypt Egyptian ephesia grammata Faraone figures figurines Fluchtafeln formula fourth century B.C.E. gave birth goddess gods grave Greece Greek term hands Hekate Hermes holy horses inscribed inscription invocation invoked Jewish Kerameikos Latin Lead tablet measuring letters location not known Lord love spells magic Magika mentioned nail Naveh and Shaked original location Osiris palindrome papyri Peiraeus Persephone person phrase Picatrix pleas for justice Preisendanz probably recipes reference restrain ritual Roman Rome second century C.E. Selinus Sethian Side sixth century C.E. slave soul spirits target third century C.E. tion Tomlin tongue translation trierarch underworld verb Versnel voces mysticae woman words written Wünsch