Jewish Divorce Formulae in Syriac Incantation Bowls

In a series of Syriac incantation bowls published between 1913 and the present day, a peculiar text is documented. It mentions Rab Joshua bar Peraḥya sitting in a court of law and performing an exorcism against demons, devils, liliths and other evil beings haunting the house of the client. This spel...

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Main Author: Moriggi, Marco 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-94
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac language / Mesopotamia / Magic / Exorcism / Classical antiquity / Aramaic language / Babylonia
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BC Ancient Orient; religion
BH Judaism
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Scheidungsformel
B Aramäische Beschwörungsschalen
B Aramaic incantation bowls Syriac divorce formula late-antique Mesopotamia, magic and exorcism in the ancient world Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Sasanian Babylonia
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Summary:In a series of Syriac incantation bowls published between 1913 and the present day, a peculiar text is documented. It mentions Rab Joshua bar Peraḥya sitting in a court of law and performing an exorcism against demons, devils, liliths and other evil beings haunting the house of the client. This spell is well attested in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic bowls, and it is now clear that a Jewish Babylonian Aramaic model is the basis for what is found in the Syriac bowls. The new edition of the Syriac bowls featuring this formula recently published by the present author, allows for a reconsideration of the theme of the Jewish divorce formula in Syriac incantation bowls, from both the linguistic and cultural points of view.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:In: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01301007