The Innovative Use of Biblical Traditions for Ritual Power: The Crucifixion of Jesus on a Coptic Exorcistic Spell (Brit. Lib. Or. 6796[4], 6796) as a Test Case
In this paper, I explore the creative use of biblical traditions in so-called “magical” texts through a detailed analysis of the crucifixion tradition on Brit. Lib. Or. 6796(4), 6796, a seventh-century CE spell for exorcism. I examine three overlapping ways in which the practitioner interacts with t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-98 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Crucifixion image
/ Ritual magic
/ Coptic language
/ Incantation
/ Exorcism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KDF Orthodox Church |
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| Summary: | In this paper, I explore the creative use of biblical traditions in so-called “magical” texts through a detailed analysis of the crucifixion tradition on Brit. Lib. Or. 6796(4), 6796, a seventh-century CE spell for exorcism. I examine three overlapping ways in which the practitioner interacts with the crucifixion story: selection and arrangement of pre-existing traditions; invention of new elements of the story; and the juxtaposition of word and image. I then reflect on the implications of the crucifixion tradition in this spell for analyzing the relationship between biblical traditions and metonymy in “magical” texts, more generally. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1868-8888 |
| Contains: | In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/arege-2014-0007 |