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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 types of artefacts in the Mediterranean world and beyond, inclu...

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Weitere Verfasser: Theis, Christoffer (HerausgeberIn) , Vitellozzi, Paolo (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Edited Volume
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London [England] Bloomsbury Academic 2022
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion
Volumes / Articles: Show Volumes / Articles.
DOI:10.5040/9781350254565
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Geschichte 500 v. Chr.-2000
Schrift
Amulett
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Verfasserangaben:[edited by] Christoffer Theis and Paolo Vitellozzi
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1.Introduction / Christoffer Theis (Universitt̃ Heidelberg, Germany), Paolo Vitellozzi (Università di Perugia, Italy)
  • 2. Writing on Magical Gems. Reflections on Inscribed Gemstone Amulets of the Imperial Period / Paolo Vitellozzi (Università di Perugia, Italy)
  • 3. Gods with Multiple Heads on Gems and Their Inscriptions / Christoffer Theis (Universitt̃ Heidelberg, Germany)
  • 4. Agency and Efficacy in Syriac Amulets Across the Ages / Nils Hallvard Korsvoll (Universitetet i Agder, Norway)
  • 5. Demons in Runic and Latin Lead Amulets from Scandinavia / Rudolf Simek (Universitt̃ Bonn, Germany)
  • 6. Magical Letters: The Unintelligible Prophylactic Formulae / Edina Bozoky (Universit ̌de Poitiers, France)
  • 7. Talismans from Early Modern Spain: Morisco (and Old-Christian) Cases / Esther Fernǹdez Medina (Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland)
  • 8. Engravers of Sigils and Talismans in the 17th Century Ottoman Society According to the Journal of Evliyaßelebi / ízlem Denis Cosçun (Universitt̃ Mainz, Germany)
  • 9. Small Letters Against Big Mischances: a Glance at Safavid Amulet Culture / Sarah Kiyanrad (Universitt̃ Heidelberg, Germany)
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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