{"product_id":"magic-and-ritual-in-the-paul-mirecki-9789004283244","title":"Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World","description":"This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt.\u003cbr\u003eThe strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The book begins with several papyrological studies presenting important new texts in Greek and Coptic, continuing with essays focusing on taxonomy and definition. The concluding essays apply contemporary theories to analyses of specific test cases in a broad variety of ancient Mediterranean cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Mirecki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004283242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004283244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Paul Mirecki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896983314687,"sku":"9789004283244","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c3aecec-3b8e-4b43-9e5a-2af04038d74a.jpg?v=1721372860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magic-and-ritual-in-the-paul-mirecki-9789004283244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}