Roman and Byzantine Egypt

This chapter surveys constructions of ambiguous and illegitimate ritual in Christian sources from Roman and Byzantine Egypt, looking at monastic, Gnostic, ecclesiastical, and other materials. The chapter turns first to polemical constructions of mageia and pharmakeia as the practices of dangerous ‘o...

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Subtitles:Cultural constructions of ambiguous, unsanctioned, or illegitimate ritual
Main Author: Vliet, Jacques van der 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2019
In: Guide to the study of ancient magic
Year: 2019, Pages: 240-276
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic