Magic in History
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Magic in History

A Study in the Solomonic Tradition

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Magic in History

A Study in the Solomonic Tradition

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This book explores a series of powerful artifacts associated with King Solomon via legendary or extracanonical textual sources. Tracing their cultural resonance throughout history, art historian Allegra Iafrate delivers exciting insights into these objects and interrogates the ways in which magic manifests itself at a material level.

Each chapter focuses on a different Solomonic object: a ring used to control demons; a mysterious set of bottles that constrain evil forces; an endless knot or seal with similar properties; the shamir, known for its supernatural ability to cut through stone; and a flying carpet that can bring the sitter anywhere he desires. Taken together, these chapters constitute a study on the reception of the figure of Solomon, but they are also cultural biographies of these magical objects and their inherent aesthetic, morphological, and technical qualities.

Thought-provoking and engaging, Iafrate's study shows how ancient magic artifacts live on in our imagination, in items such as Sauron's ring of power, Aladdin's lamp, and the magic carpet. It will appeal to historians of art, religion, folklore, and literature.

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Publisher
Penn State University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780271085357
Topic
Arte
Subtopic
Storia dell'arte medievale

Table of contents

  1. COVER front
  2. Series Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1: Magical Objects and Where to Find Them
  8. Notes to Chapter 1
  9. Chapter 2: The Signet Ring
  10. Notes to Chapter 2
  11. Chapter 3: Bottles for the Demons
  12. Notes to Chapter 3
  13. Chapter 4: Much Ado About Knotting
  14. Notes to Chapter 4
  15. Chapter 5: The Metamorphic Shamir
  16. Notes to Chapter 5
  17. Chapter 6: Carpets and Other Flying Devices
  18. Notes to Chapter 6
  19. Conclusion: “Of the Cosmopolitan Destiny of Magical Objects”
  20. Notes to Conclusion
  21. NOTES
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. INDEX