"The Burning Months of the Year": A Coptic Charm against Fever in Double Transmission
Edition and study of a late Coptic charm against fever transmitted in two versions, one excavated at the monastery of Naqlun (Fayoum), another kept in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in Saint Petersburg. The text offers a striking example of the creative reworking of an ancient "magical&q...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2022
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Journal of Coptic studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 24, Pages: 203-241 |
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| Summary: | Edition and study of a late Coptic charm against fever transmitted in two versions, one excavated at the monastery of Naqlun (Fayoum), another kept in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in Saint Petersburg. The text offers a striking example of the creative reworking of an ancient "magical" genre in a Christian monastic setting. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1512 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Coptic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/JCS.24.0.3290757 |