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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Année: 2015, Volume: 16, Numéro: 1, Pages: 31-50 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Rappaport, Roy A. 1926-1997, Ritual and religion in the making of humanity
/ Démotique
/ Grec
/ Copte
/ Invocation
/ Mascottes
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien BE Religion gréco-romaine |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Amulets
charitêsion
Roman Egypt
ritual
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| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/arege-2014-0005 |