Bους, Bαινχωωχ und Septuaginta-Psalm 90?: Überlegungen zu den sogenannten ‚Bous‘-Amuletten und dem beliebtesten Bibeltext für apotropäische Zwecke
The recent publication of a wood tablet with the words Bους and Bαινχωωχ on it prompted me to reconsider other similar tablets (also some with the very first words of Septuagint-Psalm 90), to categorize them, and to reflect upon the background of their textual and iconographic elements. Moreover, in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
2008
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2008, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 479-491 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Psalmen 91
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The recent publication of a wood tablet with the words Bους and Bαινχωωχ on it prompted me to reconsider other similar tablets (also some with the very first words of Septuagint-Psalm 90), to categorize them, and to reflect upon the background of their textual and iconographic elements. Moreover, in addition to a sound systematization of the twelve known ‘Bous’ amulets I attempt to utilize the results of my own preoccupation with diverse objects with Septuagint-Psalm 90 in apotropaic use in order to shed light on both the tablets themselves and the people and their ideas behind them. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-961X |
| Contains: | In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ZAC.2007.025 |