The Witchcraft Series Maqlû (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781628370829)

The Akkadian series Maql , "Burning," is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the Ancient Near East. While containing almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft, it actually represents a single complex ceremony. The ceremony was performed during a single night and into the following morning at the end of the month Abu (July/August), a time when spirits were thought to move back and forth between the netherworld and the world of the living. This edition of the text contains a detailed introduction as well as an annotated transcription and translation of the text.

Author: Tzvi Abusch
ISBN-10: 1628370823
ISBN-13: 9781628370829
Publisher: SBL Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2015
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d