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An assemblage of Coptic magical texts on leather and their traditional context (P.Brit.Mus. inv. no. EA 10122, 10376, 10391, 10414, 10434)

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Abstract

Report on the re-edition of an assemblage of Coptic magical texts on leather manuscripts from Byzantine or early Islamic Egypt, possibly from the Theban region, now in the British Museum. Select new readings and proposals for interpretative context, in the history of pre-modern religion and magic and in the practice of the ancient collector(s) of the manuscripts, are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 29th International Congress of Papyrology
EditorsMario Capasso, Paola Davoli, Natascia Pellé
Place of PublicationLecce
PublisherCentro di Studi Papirologici dell' Università del Salento
Pages1049-1063
Number of pages15
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)9788883051760
ISBN (Print)9788883051777
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Congress of Papyrology (29th : 2019) - Lecce, Italy
Duration: 28 Jul 20193 Aug 2019

Conference

ConferenceInternational Congress of Papyrology (29th : 2019)
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityLecce
Period28/07/193/08/19

Keywords

  • Coptic
  • magic
  • Christianity

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