The materiality of magic /
The materiality of magic /
edited by Dietrich Boschung and Jan N. Bremmer.
- 422 pages, 15 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Morphomata ; 20 .
- Morphomata ; 20. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The materiality of textual amulets in ancient Egypt / Monstrous figurines from Mesopotamia : textuality, spatiality and materiality in rituals and incantations for the protection of houses in first-millennium As̆s̆ur / From the magician's workshop : notes on the materiality of Greek curse tablets / A "voodoo doll" from Keos in Berlin's Antikensammlung / Appendix to A "voodoo doll" from Keos in Berlin's Antikensammlung / From substances to texts : three materialities of "magic" in the Roman Imperial Period / Probaskania : amulets and magic in antiquity / Engineering ancient amulets : magical gems of the Roman imperial period / From books with magic to magical books in ancient Greece and Rome? / The interplay between image and text : on Greek amulets containing Christian elements from late antique Egypt / The curse inscriptions and the Materia magica of the Anna-Perenna-Nymphaeum at Rome / More lucky wearers : the magic of portable inscriptions / Magical material & material survivals : amulets, talismans, and mirrors in early modern Europe / The material culture of post-medieval domestic magic in Europe : evidence, comparisons, and interpretations / Jacco Dieleman -- Laura Feldt -- Jaime Curbera -- Jaime Curbera and Sergio Giannobile -- Jochen Vogl and Martin Rosner -- Richard L. Gordon -- Véronique Dasen -- Árpád M. Nagy -- Jan N. Bremmer -- Jitse Dijkstra -- Jürgen Blänsdorf -- Annewies Van Den Hoek, Denis Feissel, John J. Herrmann, Jr. -- Peter J. Forshaw -- Owen Davies.
"In the last two decades we have had many books and proceedings of conferences on the history, formulas and incantations of magic in antiquity, both in East and West, but this is the first book of its kind that focuses on the material aspects of magic, such as gems, rings, drawings, grimoires, amulets and figurines. In recent years scholars have focused not only on the discourse and practices of magic in antiquity, but also on its practitioners, literary stereotypes and historical shifts. Much less attention, however, has been paid to the material that was used by the magicians for their curses and incantations. Yet there is no magic without materiality. The practice of magic required a specialist expertise that knew how to handle material such as lead, gold, stones, papyrus, figurines or voodoo dolls. That is why we present new insights on the materiality of magic by studying both the materials used for magic as well as the books in which the expertise was preserved"--
9783770557257 3770557255
2015398726
Magic, Ancient--Cross-cultural studies.
Magic--Cross-cultural studies.
Amulets.
Talismans.
GN475.3 / .M38 2015
301
Includes bibliographical references.
The materiality of textual amulets in ancient Egypt / Monstrous figurines from Mesopotamia : textuality, spatiality and materiality in rituals and incantations for the protection of houses in first-millennium As̆s̆ur / From the magician's workshop : notes on the materiality of Greek curse tablets / A "voodoo doll" from Keos in Berlin's Antikensammlung / Appendix to A "voodoo doll" from Keos in Berlin's Antikensammlung / From substances to texts : three materialities of "magic" in the Roman Imperial Period / Probaskania : amulets and magic in antiquity / Engineering ancient amulets : magical gems of the Roman imperial period / From books with magic to magical books in ancient Greece and Rome? / The interplay between image and text : on Greek amulets containing Christian elements from late antique Egypt / The curse inscriptions and the Materia magica of the Anna-Perenna-Nymphaeum at Rome / More lucky wearers : the magic of portable inscriptions / Magical material & material survivals : amulets, talismans, and mirrors in early modern Europe / The material culture of post-medieval domestic magic in Europe : evidence, comparisons, and interpretations / Jacco Dieleman -- Laura Feldt -- Jaime Curbera -- Jaime Curbera and Sergio Giannobile -- Jochen Vogl and Martin Rosner -- Richard L. Gordon -- Véronique Dasen -- Árpád M. Nagy -- Jan N. Bremmer -- Jitse Dijkstra -- Jürgen Blänsdorf -- Annewies Van Den Hoek, Denis Feissel, John J. Herrmann, Jr. -- Peter J. Forshaw -- Owen Davies.
"In the last two decades we have had many books and proceedings of conferences on the history, formulas and incantations of magic in antiquity, both in East and West, but this is the first book of its kind that focuses on the material aspects of magic, such as gems, rings, drawings, grimoires, amulets and figurines. In recent years scholars have focused not only on the discourse and practices of magic in antiquity, but also on its practitioners, literary stereotypes and historical shifts. Much less attention, however, has been paid to the material that was used by the magicians for their curses and incantations. Yet there is no magic without materiality. The practice of magic required a specialist expertise that knew how to handle material such as lead, gold, stones, papyrus, figurines or voodoo dolls. That is why we present new insights on the materiality of magic by studying both the materials used for magic as well as the books in which the expertise was preserved"--
9783770557257 3770557255
2015398726
Magic, Ancient--Cross-cultural studies.
Magic--Cross-cultural studies.
Amulets.
Talismans.
GN475.3 / .M38 2015
301