A Study in Conceptual Parallels: Graeco-Roman Binding Spells and Babylonian Incantation Bowls

Autor: Ortal-Paz Saar
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Aramaic Studies. 13:24-53
ISSN: 1745-5227
DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01301004
Popis: This article explores the similarities and differences between Babylonian incantation bowls and Graeco-Roman binding spells and ‘prayers for justice’. It does not intend to demonstrate a direct historical link between the two, but rather to examine the conceptual relations between magical texts and artefacts stemming from different cultures.
Databáze: OpenAIRE