A Study in Conceptual Parallels: Graeco-Roman Binding Spells and Babylonian Incantation Bowls

This article explores the similarities and differences between Babylonian incantation bowls and Graeco-Roman binding spells and ‘prayers for justice’. It does not intend to demonstrate a direct historical link between the two, but rather to examine the conceptual relations between magical texts and...

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Auteur principal: Saʿar, Orṭal-Paz 1975- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2015
Dans: Aramaic studies
Année: 2015, Volume: 13, Numéro: 1, Pages: 24-53
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Tablette de malédiction / Incantation / Malédiction / Transmission culturelle
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien
BE Religion gréco-romaine
HH Archéologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Defixiones katadesmoi binding spells prayers for justice magic bowls incantations curses cultural transfer
B Bindezauber
B Zauberschale
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Résumé:This article explores the similarities and differences between Babylonian incantation bowls and Graeco-Roman binding spells and ‘prayers for justice’. It does not intend to demonstrate a direct historical link between the two, but rather to examine the conceptual relations between magical texts and artefacts stemming from different cultures.
Description matérielle:Online-Ressource
ISSN:1745-5227
Contient:In: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01301004