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Papyri Copticae Magicae - (Archiv Für Papyrusforschung Und Verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte) by Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (Paperback)

Name: Papyri Copticae Magicae - (Archiv Für Papyrusforschung Und Verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte) by Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (Paperback)
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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.
About the Author: Korshi Dosoo, University of Würzburg, Germany; Markéta Preininger, University of Würzburg, Germany.
637 Pages
History, Ancient
Series Name: Archiv Für Papyrusforschung Und Verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte

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About the Book

Coptic magical manuscripts are documents of private rituals found in Egypt between the 4th and 12th centuries CE. They provide rich information about the hopes and fears of their users as well as their vision of the human and superhuman worlds. This

Book Synopsis

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. Their texts attest to non-institutional rituals intended to bring about changes in the lives of those who used them - heal disease, curse enemies, bring about love or hatred, or see into the future.

These manuscripts represent rich sources of information on daily life and lived religion of Egypt in the last centuries of Roman rule and the first centuries after the Arab conquest, giving us glimpses of the hopes and fears of people of this time, their conflicts and problems, and their vision of the human and superhuman worlds.

This volume presents 37 new editions and descriptions of manuscripts, focusing on formularies or "handbooks", those texts containing instructions for the performance of rituals. Each of these is accompanied by a history of its acquisition, a material description, and presented with facing text and translations, tracings of accompanying images, and explanatory notes to aid in understanding the text.

About the Author

Korshi Dosoo, University of Würzburg, Germany; Markéta Preininger, University of Würzburg, Germany.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.61 Inches (H) x 6.69 Inches (W) x 1.29 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.21 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 637

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Ancient

Series Title: Archiv Für Papyrusforschung Und Verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte

Publisher: De Gruyter

Theme: Egypt

Format: Paperback

Author: Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger

Language: English

Street Date: June 30, 2025

TCIN: 1003232988

UPC: 9783112215135

Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-0682

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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