Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic

Frankfurter, David (EDT)

Brill（2021/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 800 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004462014
• DDC分類 299

Full Description

In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term "magic" and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated "magical" or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term "magic" might usefully pertain.

The individual essays in this volume cover most of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity, with essays by both established and emergent scholars of ancient religions.

In a burgeoning field of "magic studies" trying both to preserve and to justify critically the category itself, this volume brings new clarity and provocative insights. This will be an indispensable resource to all interested in magic in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, Early Christianity and Judaism, Egypt through the Christian period, and also comparative and critical theory.

Contributors are: Magali Bailliot, Gideon Bohak, Véronique Dasen, Albert de Jong, Jacco Dieleman, Esther Eidinow, David Frankfurter, Fritz Graf, Yuval Harari, Naomi Janowitz, Sarah Iles Johnston, Roy D. Kotansky, Arpad M. Nagy, Daniel Schwemer, Joseph E. Sanzo, Jacques van der Vliet, Andrew Wilburn.

Contents

Preface

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Part 1: Introduction

1 Ancient Magic in a New Key: Refining an Exotic Discipline in the History of Religions

 David Frankfurter

2 The Plan of This Volume

 David Frankfurter

Part 2: Cultural Constructions of Ambiguous, Unsanctioned, or Illegitimate Ritual

3 Introduction

 David Frankfurter

4 Mesopotamia

 Daniel Schwemer

5 Iran

 Albert de Jong

6 Egypt

 Jacco Dieleman

7 Greece

 Fritz Graf

8 Ancient Israel and Early Judaism: Wonders, Power, and Social Order

 Yuval Harari

9 Rome and the Roman Empire

 Magali Bailliot

10 Early Christianity

 Joseph E. Sanzo

11 Roman and Byzantine Egypt

 Jacques van der Vliet

Part 3: The Materials of Ancient Magic

12 Introduction

 David Frankfurter

13 The Greco-Egyptian Magical Papyri

 Jacco Dieleman

14 Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt

 Jacques van der Vliet

15 Binding Spells on Tablets and Papyri

 Esther Eidinow

16 Jewish Amulets, Magic Bowls, and Manuals in Aramaic and Hebrew

 Gideon Bohak

17 Gems

 Véronique Dasen and Árpád M. Nagy

18 Figurines, Images, and Representations Used in Ritual Practices

 Andrew Wilburn

19 Textual Amulets and Writing Traditions in the Ancient World

 Roy D. Kotansky

20 Building Ritual Agency: Foundations, Floors, Doors, and Walls

 Andrew Wilburn

Part 4: Dimensions of a Category Magic

21 Introduction

 David Frankfurter

22 Spell and Speech Act: The Magic of the Spoken Word

 David Frankfurter

23 The Magic of Writing in Mediterranean Antiquity

 David Frankfurter

24 Magic and the Forces of Materiality

 David Frankfurter

25 The Magical Elements of Mysticism: Ritual Strategies for Encountering Divinity

 Naomi Janowitz

26 Magic and Theurgy

 Sarah Iles Johnston

27 Magic as the Local Application of Authoritative Tradition

 David Frankfurter

28 Magic and Social Tension

 Esther Eidinow

Index