The Innovative Use of Biblical Traditions for Ritual Power: The Crucifixion of Jesus on a Coptic Exorcistic Spell (Brit. Lib. Or. 6796[4], 6796) as a Test Case
In this paper, I explore the creative use of biblical traditions in so-called “magical” texts through a detailed analysis of the crucifixion tradition on Brit. Lib. Or. 6796(4), 6796, a seventh-century CE spell for exorcism. I examine three overlapping ways in which the practitioner interacts with t...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Jahr: 2015, Band: 16, Heft: 1, Seiten: 67-98 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Kreuzigungsdarstellung
/ Rituelle Magie
/ Koptisch
/ Zauberspruch
/ Exorzismus
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen KDF Orthodoxe Kirche |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In this paper, I explore the creative use of biblical traditions in so-called “magical” texts through a detailed analysis of the crucifixion tradition on Brit. Lib. Or. 6796(4), 6796, a seventh-century CE spell for exorcism. I examine three overlapping ways in which the practitioner interacts with the crucifixion story: selection and arrangement of pre-existing traditions; invention of new elements of the story; and the juxtaposition of word and image. I then reflect on the implications of the crucifixion tradition in this spell for analyzing the relationship between biblical traditions and metonymy in “magical” texts, more generally. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8888 |
| Enthält: | In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/arege-2014-0007 |