An Anatomy of Tradition: The Case of the Charitêsion
This paper traces continuity and change in the structure and formulation of Demotic, Greek, and Coptic charitêsia (“good luck charms”) in Roman Egypt. Drawing on the theoretical work of Roy Rappaport and Catherine Bell, it argues that the producers of these charms created a sense of tradition by ech...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Jahr: 2015, Band: 16, Heft: 1, Seiten: 31-50 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Rappaport, Roy A. 1926-1997, Ritual and religion in the making of humanity
/ Demotisch
/ Griechisch
/ Koptisch
/ Invokation
/ Glücksbringer
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion BC Altorientalische Religionen BE Griechisch-Römische Religionen |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Amulets
charitêsion
Roman Egypt
ritual
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| Zusammenfassung: | This paper traces continuity and change in the structure and formulation of Demotic, Greek, and Coptic charitêsia (“good luck charms”) in Roman Egypt. Drawing on the theoretical work of Roy Rappaport and Catherine Bell, it argues that the producers of these charms created a sense of tradition by echoing and modulating pre-established forms of incantation. The resulting products combined both elasticity and specificity so as to be at once recognizable in a broad cultural context and relevant to specific audiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8888 |
| Enthält: | In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/arege-2014-0005 |