Priests, Tongues, and Rites

Dieleman, Jacco

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“…21 This is an illustration of the complex intercultural connections indicative of this period. 22 Rhymes are spoken as are tones, which may be sung.…”

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“…Ιαω, one of the names for the Jewish god, is the most common deity found in the PGM but that does not make all documents containing it Jewish. 24 Known variously as voces magicae (magical voices), ephesia grammata, or onomata barbara (non-Greek names or words), these strings of names and words without a directly associated meaning are characteristic of magical texts from Late Antiquity. 25 Divine names have implicit meaning so these words may not have a readily apparent semantic meaning: they are the deity they represent.…”

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Investigating the Magical Practice found in PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) XIII

Chandler¹

2015

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PGM XIII is a Greco-Egyptian magical papyri dated to the mid fourth century CE. It contains at least two versions of a rite to summon the creator god and gain his name, which is then used in further spells also included in the papyrus. This paper examines the practices involved in this rite and explores their theoretical underpinning, investigating timing, writing and symbolism to expose the interconnectedness implicit in the ancient worldview and the place of magic within it. The magical papyri are documents which reflect the methods and experience of actual magical practitioners rather than literary depictions. These accounts and methods contextualise magic within an ontological world view.

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“…21 This is an illustration of the complex intercultural connections indicative of this period. 22 Rhymes are spoken as are tones, which may be sung.…”

Section: Languagementioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Investigating the Magical Practice found in PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) XIII

Chandler¹

2015

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A Companion to Hellenistic Literature

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Magic, Egypt

Vliet

2021

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History

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This entry reviews the predominantly textual evidence for ancient Egyptian magic in its historical and cultural context. On the basis of the nature of the evidence, three chronological periods are distinguished: the Pharaonic (third to first millennium bce ), the Greco‐Roman (first to fourth century ce ), and the Christian (from the fourth century onward). The first period is characterized by the embedding of magic in the scholarly world of the traditional temples; the second, by religious, linguistic, and cultural variety, and the interaction of foreign and Egyptian traditions; the third by a deliberate and profound process of Christianization.

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Priests, Tongues, and Rites

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Investigating the Magical Practice found in PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) XIII

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