Prayer, magic, and the stars in the ancient and late antique world /
In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents....
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Table of Contents:
- Here, there, and anywhere / Jonathan Z. Smith
- Thessalos of Tralles and cultural exchange / Ian Moyer
- The prayer of Mary in the magical book of Mary and the angels / Marvin Meyer
- Hebrew, Hebrew everywhere? Notes on the interpretation of Voces Magicae / Gideon Bohak
- Magic and society in late Sasanian Iraq / Michael G. Morony
- The open portal : dreams and divine power in pharaonic Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska
- Viscera and the divine : dreams as the divinatory bridge between the corporeal and the incorporeal / Peter Struck
- Stars and the Egyptian priesthood in the Graeco-Roman period / Jacco Dieleman
- Divination and its discontents : finding and questioning meaning in ancient and medieval Judaism / Michael D. Swartz
- Heaven and earth : divine-human relations in Mesopotamian celestial divination / Francesca Rochberg
- Astral religion and the representation of divinity : the cases of Ugarit and Judah / Mark S. Smith
- A new star on the horizon : astral christologies and stellar debates in early Christian discourse / Nicola Denzey
- At the seizure of the moon : the absence of the moon in the Mithras liturgy / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III
- Here, there, and anywhere / Jonathan Z. Smith
- Thessalos of Tralles and cultural exchange / Ian Moyer
- The prayer of Mary in the magical book of Mary and the angels / Marvin Meyer
- Hebrew, Hebrew everywhere? Notes on the interpretation of Voces Magicae / Gideon Bohak
- Magic and society in late Sasanian Iraq / Michael G. Morony
- The open portal: dreams and divine power in pharaonic Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska
- Viscera and the divine: dreams as the divinatory bridge between the corporeal and the incorporeal / Peter Struck
- Stars and the Egyptian priesthood in the Graeco-Roman period / Jacco Dieleman
- Divination and its discontents: finding and questioning meaning in ancient and medieval Judaism / Michael D. Swartz
- Heaven and earth: divine-human relations in Mesopotamian celestial divination / Francesca Rochberg
- Astral religion and the representation of divinity: the cases of Ugarit and Judah / Mark S. Smith
- A new star on the horizon: astral christologies and stellar debates in early Christian discourse / Nicola Denzey
- At the seizure of the moon: the absence of the moon in the Mithras liturgy / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III
- Part I Locating Magic
- 1 Here, There, and Anywhere / Jonathan Z. Smith 21
- Part II. Prayer, Magic, and Ritual
- 2 Thessalos of Tralles and Cultural Exchange / Ian Moyer 39
- 3 The Prayer of Mary in the Magical Book of Mary and the Angels / Marvin Meyer 57
- 4 Hebrew, Hebrew Everywhere? Notes on the Interpretation of Voces Magicae / Gideon Bohak 69
- 5 Magic and Society in Late Sasanian Iraq / Michael G. Morony 83
- Part III. Dreams and Divination
- 6 The Open Portal: Dreams and Divine Power in Pharaonic Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska 111
- 7 Viscera and the Divine: Dreams as the Divinatory Bridge Between the Corporeal and the Incorporeal / Peter Struck 125
- 8 Stars and the Egyptian Priesthood in the Graeco-Roman Period / Jacco Dieleman 137
- 9 Divination and Its Discontents: Finding and Questioning Meaning in Ancient and Medieval Judaism / Michael D. Swartz 155
- Part IV. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars
- 10 Heaven and Earth: Divine-Human Relations in Mesopotamian Celestial Divination / Francesca Rochberg 169
- 11 Astral Religion and the Representation of Divinity: The Cases of Ugarit and Judah / Mark S. Smith 187
- 12 A New Star on the Horizon: Astral Christologies and Stellar Debates in Early Christian Discourse / Nicola Denzey 207
- 13 At the Seizure of the Moon: The Absence of the Moon in the Mithras Liturgy / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III 223.
- Introduction / Scott B. Noegel, Joel T. Walker and Brannon M. Wheeler
- 1 Here, There, and Anywhere / Jonathan Z. Smith
- 2. Thessalos of Tralles and Cultural Exchange / Ian Moyer
- 3. The Prayer of Mary in the Magical Book of Mary and the Angels / Marvin Meyer
- 4. Hebrew, Hebrew Everywhere? Notes on the Interpretation of Voces Magicae / Gideon Bohak
- 5. Magic and Society in Late Sasanian Iraq / Michael G. Morony
- 6. The Open Portal: Dreams and Divine Power in Pharaonic Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska
- 7. Viscera and the Divine: Dreams as the Divinatory Bridge Between the Corporeal and the Incorporeal / Peter Struck
- 8. Stars and the Egyptian Priesthood in the Graeco-Roman Period / Jacco Dieleman
- 9. Divination and Its Discontents: Finding and Questioning Meaning in Ancient and Medieval Judaism / Michael D. Swartz
- 10. Heaven and Earth: Divine-Human Relations in Mesopotamian Celestial Divination / Francesca Rochberg
- 11. Astral Religion and the Representation of Divinity: The Cases of Ugarit and Judah / Mark S. Smith
- 12. A New Star on the Horizon: Astral Christologies and Stellar Debates in Early Christian Discourse / Nicola Denzey
- 13. At the Seizure of the Moon: The Absence of the Moon in the Mithras Liturgy / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
- Introduction / Scott B. Noegel, Joel T. Walker and Brannon M. Wheeler
- 1 Here, There, and Anywhere / Jonathan Z. Smith
- 2. Thessalos of Tralles and Cultural Exchange / Ian Moyer
- 3. The Prayer of Mary in the Magical Book of Mary and the Angels / Marvin Meyer
- 4. Hebrew, Hebrew Everywhere? Notes on the Interpretation of Voces Magicae / Gideon Bohak
- 5. Magic and Society in Late Sasanian Iraq / Michael G. Morony
- 6. The Open Portal: Dreams and Divine Power in Pharaonic Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska
- 7. Viscera and the Divine: Dreams as the Divinatory Bridge Between the Corporeal and the Incorporeal / Peter Struck
- 8. Stars and the Egyptian Priesthood in the Graeco-Roman Period / Jacco Dieleman
- 9. Divination and Its Discontents: Finding and Questioning Meaning in Ancient and Medieval Judaism / Michael D. Swartz
- 10. Heaven and Earth: Divine-Human Relations in Mesopotamian Celestial Divination / Francesca Rochberg
- 11. Astral Religion and the Representation of Divinity: The Cases of Ugarit and Judah / Mark S. Smith
- 12. A New Star on the Horizon: Astral Christologies and Stellar Debates in Early Christian Discourse / Nicola Denzey
- 13. At the Seizure of the Moon: The Absence of the Moon in the Mithras Liturgy / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.