Priests, Tongues, and Rites : the London-Leiden Magical Manuscripts and Translation in Egyptian Ritual (100-300 CE).

This study of two related Demotic-Greek magical handbooks provides new information about the interaction between native Egyptian priests and the Hellenized elite of Roman-period Egypt through a careful analysis language interference, textual layout, religious imagery and ritual techniques.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dieleman, Jacco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2006.
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