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6 lis 2023 · This volume is the first in a new series of editions of Coptic-language "magical" manuscripts from Egypt, written on papyrus, ostraca, parchment, and paper, and dating to between the fourth and twelfth centuries CE.
Beginning with a survey of the role of angels in older Graeco-Egyptian and Jewish magic, we then turn to the key roles of angels in Coptic magical texts – the gathering angel, the angelic name, the helping angel, and the dangerous angel.
19 kwi 2024 · Beginning with a survey of the role of angels in older Graeco-Egyptian and Jewish magic, we then turn to the key roles of angels in Coptic magical texts – the gathering angel, the angelic name, the helping angel, and the dangerous angel.
This article explores the evidence for magical healing from three perspectives-first, literary texts which situate 'magicians' in competition with medical and ecclesiastical healing; second, the papyrological evidence of Coptic-language magical texts, which provide evidence for concepts of disease, wellness, and their mediation; and finally conf...
Our goal is to advance the study of the corpus of Coptic “magical texts” – manuscripts written on papyrus, as well as parchment, paper, ostraca and other materials, and attesting to private religious practices designed to cope with the crises of daily life in Egypt.
This article explores the evidence for magical healing from three perspectives – first, literary texts which situate ‘magicians’ in competition with medical and ecclesiastical healing; second, the papyrological evidence of Coptic-language magical texts, which provide evidence for concepts of disease, wellness, and their mediation; and ...
The database will contain information on each individual surviving manuscript, whether on papyrus, parchment, ostraca or tablets, in the form of bookrolls, codices, loose leaves or amulets.
