Ancient Christian Magic

Name: Ancient Christian Magic
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Coptic Texts of Ritual Power

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Paperback / softback

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Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology

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This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from "headless powers" and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical "cookbook." Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and discussing their significance, the authors explore the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience, and expand our understanding of Christianity and Gnosticism as a vital folk religion.

Author Biography:

Marvin W. Meyer is Professor of Religion at Chapman University and director of the Coptic Magical Texts Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. Richard Smith teaches at Claremont Graduate School and was managing editor of The Nag Hammadi Library (revised edition).

Release date NZ

April 4th, 1999

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General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

Revised edition

Illustrations

10 line drawings 10 halftones

Pages

432

Series

Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology

Dimensions

152x229x30

ISBN-13

9780691004587

Product ID

2133271

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