Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic

Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Magic
Author: Stephen Skinner
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780738746326

"This book looks at very specific identifiable techniques, consumables, nomina magica and implements found in the Greek Magical Papyri, and how they were used, and not just at generalised themes."--Page 14

Magika Hiera

Magika Hiera
Author: Christopher A. Faraone
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 313
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195111400

Annotation This collection challenges the tendency among scholars of ancient Greece to see magical and religious ritual as mutually exclusive and to ignore "magical" practices in Greek religion. The contributors survey specific bodies of archaeological, epigraphical, and papyrological evidence formagical practices in the Greek world, and, in each case, determine whether the traditional dichotomy between magic and religion helps in any way to conceptualize the objective features of the evidence examined. Contributors include Christopher A. Faraone, J.H.M. Strubbe, H.S. Versnel, Roy Kotansky, John Scarborough, Samuel Eitrem, Fritz Graf, John J. Winkler, Hans Dieter Betz, and C.R. Phillips.

The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt

The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt
Author: Rosemary Clark
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2003
Genre: Magic, Egyptian
ISBN: 9781567181302

In The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt, Rosemary Clark presents a comprehensive guide to a modern practice of ancient Egyptian theurgy. Included are daily rituals, annual ceremonies, and the founding of a temple tradition for either the sole practitioner or a gathering of celebrants. The dimensions of Sacred Science-esoteric architecture, cosmic resonance, and magical practice-are outlined in detail and demonstrated in a program for practical, everyday use. Authentic and richly detailed, this guidebook also: - Presents beautiful rituals patterned on ancient Egyptian texts for modern initiates - Serves as an excellent reference on many aspects of the Egyptian mysteries that have not been accessible elsewhere - Contains a complete repertoire of ancient hymns, litanies, spells, and ceremonies that allows for reading in the ancient tongue Enter the timeless realm of Egyptian sacred ritual. Experience for yourself the ultimate realization of ancient Egyptian spirituality-the assumption of divine knowledge and grace.

Cultural Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices

Cultural Plurality in Ancient Magical Texts and Practices
Author: Ljuba Merlina Bortolani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2018-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9783161564789

A conference held in Heidelberg in 2014 resulted in this collection of essays, which explore the multifaceted aspects of magical texts and practices in antiquity, focusing especially on the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri. The authors concentrate on questions of cultural plurality and fusion, ranging from earlier Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Greek magico-religious traditions, through the original developments of Graeco-Roman Egypt, up to and including their integration into Jewish and Byzantine magical lore. Contributors: Alessia Bellusci, Gideon Bohak, Ljuba M. Bortolani, Christopher A. Faraone, William Furley, Richard Gordon, Adria Haluszka, Franziska Naether, Svenja Nagel, Richard Phillips, Joachim Friedrich Quack, Marcela Ristorto, Daniel Schwemer, Michael Zellmann-Rohrer

Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly
Author: Kasia Szpakowska
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2006-12-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1910589527

Magic, dreams and prophecy played important roles in ancient Egypt, as in other Mediterranean societies. Scholars are now approaching the whole topic of divination in antiquity with greatly enhanced attention. In this volume eminent international specialists come together to explore the practice, logic and psychology of divination among ancient Egyptians.

Evocating the Gods

Evocating the Gods
Author: Christopher A Plaisance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781910191187

Evocating the Gods: Divine Evocation in the Græco-Egyptian Magical Papyri offers the first dedicated analysis of the practice and context of theagogy (the practice of ritually invoking a god or gods) within the Late Antique world of Middle and Late Platonism. Binding curses, erotic enchantments, necromancy, and daemonic evocation are all explored

Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt

Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt
Author: Rosalie David
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2002-10-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0141941383

The ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile - their life source - was a divine gift. Religion and magic permeated their civilization, and this book provides a unique insight into their religious beliefs and practices, from 5000 BC to the 4th century AD, when Egyptian Christianity replaced the earlier customs. Arranged chronologically, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the world of half-human/ half-animal gods and goddesses; death rituals, the afterlife and mummification; the cult of sacred animals, pyramids, magic and medicine. An appendix contains translations of Ancient Eygtian spells.

Priests, Tongues, and Rites

Priests, Tongues, and Rites
Author: Jacco Dieleman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047406745

This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a larger collection of magical and alchemical manuscripts around 1828 in the hills surrounding Luxor, Egypt. Both handbooks, dating to the Roman period, contain an assortment of recipes for magical rites in the Demotic and Greek language. The library which comprises these two handbooks is nowadays better known as the Theban Magical Library. The book traces the social and cultural milieu of the composers, compilers and users of the extant spells through a combination of philology, sociolinguistics and cultural analysis. To anybody working on Greco-Roman Egypt, ancient magic, and bilingualism this study is of significant importance.