Textual Amulets from Antiquity to Early Modern Times
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Textual Amulets from Antiquity to Early Modern Times

The Shape of Words

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Textual Amulets from Antiquity to Early Modern Times

The Shape of Words

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Comparing amulets over time and space, this volume focuses on the function of written words on these fascinating artefacts. Ranging from Roman Egypt to the Middle Ages and the Modern period, this book provides an overview on these artefacts in the Mediterranean world and beyond, including Europe, Iran, and Turkey. A deep analysis of the textuality of amulets provides comparative information on themes and structures of the religious traditions examined. A strong emphasis is placed on the material features of the amulets and their connections to ritual purposes. The textual content, as well as other characteristics, is examined systematically, in order to establish patterns of influence and diffusion. The question of production, which includes the relationships that linked professional magicians, artists and craftsmen to their clientele, is also discussed, as well as the sacred and cultural economies involved.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2022
ISBN
9781350254558
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Ancient Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Dedication
  5. Title
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. List of Contributors
  10. 1 Textual Amulets from a Transcultural Perspective
  11. 2 Writing on Magical Gems: Reflections on Inscribed Gemstone Amulets of the Imperial Period
  12. 3 Of Comprehensible and Incomprehensible Inscriptions: Remarks on Some Gems with Multi-headed Gods
  13. 4 Agency and Efficacy in Syriac Amulets across the Ages
  14. 5 Demons in Runic and Latin Amulets from Medieval Scandinavia
  15. 6 Magic Letters: Unintelligible Prophylactic Formulas
  16. 7 The Materiality of Talismans from Early Modern Spain: Morisco (and Old-Christian) Cases
  17. 8 Talismans and Engravers of Talismans in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Society According to the Journal of Evliyā Çelebi
  18. 9 Small Letters against Great Misfortunes: A Glance at Safavid Amulet Culture
  19. 10 Final Remarks: Toward a Transcultural View of Magical Writing
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index of Sources
  23. Index of Names
  24. Index of Places
  25. General Index
  26. Copyright