The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1, 2nd Edition
$57.92
- Paperback
406 pages
- Release Date
1 January 1997
Summary
“The Greek magical papyri” is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D. Containing a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, this new translation has been brought up to date and is now the most comprehensive collection of this literature, and the first ever in English.
The Greek Magical Papyri in Transition is an invaluable resource f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226044477 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226044475 |
| Author: | Hans Dieter Betz |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 406 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 778g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 178mm x 253mm |
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Critics Review
”[This book] shows care, skill and zest… . Any worker in the field will welcome this sterling performance.“– “Times Literary Supplement”
“One of the major achievements of classical and related scholarship over the last decade.”–Ioan P. Culianu “Journal for the Study of Judaism”
“The enormous value of this new volume lies in the fact that these texts will now be available to a much wider audience of readers, including historians or religion, anthropologists, and psychologists.”–John G. Gager “Journal of Religion”
Hans Dieter Betz
Hans Dieter Betz is an American scholar of the New Testament and Early Christianity who taught for decades at the University of Chicago.
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