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 language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 29th International Congress of Papyrology |
| Editors | Mario Capasso, Paola Davoli, Natascia Pellé |
| Place of Publication | Lecce |
| Publisher | Centro di Studi Papirologici dell' Università del Salento |
| Pages | 1049-1063 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9788883051760 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788883051777 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Congress of Papyrology (29th : 2019) - Lecce, Italy Duration: 28 Jul 2019 → 3 Aug 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | International Congress of Papyrology (29th : 2019) |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Lecce |
| Period | 28/07/19 → 3/08/19 |
Keywords
- Coptic
- magic
- Christianity
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