Description: 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.
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EAN: 9780691004587
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Book Title: Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Po
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Name: Ancient Christian Magic : Coptic Texts of Ritual Power
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 1999
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: General, Christianity / General, History
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Marvin W. Meyer, Richard Smith
Subject Area: Religion
Series: Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser.
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
