Making amulets Christian: artefacts, scribes, and contexts
It considers the use of incantations in early Christianity. It offers the first comprehensive investigation of magical practices (and how they changed) as Christianity became the dominant form of religion in the Roman Empire.
| Summary: | It considers the use of incantations in early Christianity. It offers the first comprehensive investigation of magical practices (and how they changed) as Christianity became the dominant form of religion in the Roman Empire. Cover -- Making Amulets Christian: Artefacts, Scribes, and Contexts -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on References -- Introduction -- I.1. FORMULATIONS -- I.2 SCRIBES -- I.3 RITUALS -- I.4 OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK -- I.5 TERMS -- I.6 A FINAL NOTE -- 1: Normative Christian Discourse -- 1.1 Early Christian Discourse -- 1.2 Later Christian Discourse -- 1.2.1 Sermons -- 1.2.2 Saints´ Lives -- 1.3 Standards for the Faithful and the Clergy -- 1.4 Conclusion -- 2: Materials, Format, and Writing -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.1.1 Papyrus -- 2.1.2 Parchment -- 2.1.3 Ostraca -- 2.1.4 Metal -- 2.1.5 Wood -- 2.1.6 Other Materials -- 2.2 Format and Writing -- 2.2.1 Formats -- 2.2.2 Hands -- 2.2.3 Reading Aids and Lectional Signs -- 2.2.4 Orthography and Syntax -- 2.3 Acoustic Elements -- 2.4 Visual Elements -- 2.4.1 Word-shapes -- 2.4.2 Charaktêres -- 2.4.3 Figures -- 2.4.4 Nomina sacra -- 2.4.5 Crosses, Staurograms, and Christograms -- 2.4.6 Other Christian Markers -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3: Manuals of Procedures and Incantations -- 3.1 The Theban Archive -- 3.1.1 PGM IV.3007-86 -- 3.1.2 PGM IV.1227-64 -- 3.2 Fragmentary Greek Collections -- 3.2.1 A Transposed Litany -- 3.2.2 A Multilingual Collection -- 3.2.3 A Therapeutic Miscellany -- 3.3 Coptic Manuals -- 3.3.1 A Bilingual Coptic-Greek Manual -- 3.3.2 The Michigan `Hoard´ -- 3.3.3 A Manual Incorporating a Sethian Invocation -- 3.3.4 A Buried Manual -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4: Scribal Features of Customary Amulets -- 4.1 Amulets against Snakes and Scorpions -- 4.2 Amulets against Fever and Illness -- 4.2.1 Amulets Juxtaposing Customary and Christian Elements -- 4.2.2 Amulets in a Christian Idiom -- 4.2.3 Summary -- 4.3 Binding Incantations and Prayers for Justice -- 4.3.1 Amatory Incantations -- 4.3.2 Prayers for Justice -- 4.3.3 Summary. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (307 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0191511706 |