Showing papers on "Ceremonial magic published in 1995"
01 Oct 1995
TL;DR: In this article, a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world are presented, focusing on Egyptian and early Greek conceptions of magic as a more neutral category of inclusion.
Abstract: 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 Coptology. Throughout the book the essays examine the terms employed in descriptions of ancient magic. From this examination comes a clarification of magic as a polemical term of exclusion but also an understanding of the classical Egyptian and early Greek conceptions of magic as a more neutral category of inclusion. This book should prove to be foundational for future scholarly studies of ancient magic and ritual power. This publication has also been published in hardback (no longer available).
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TL;DR: Somee as mentioned in this paper described the life of an African Shaman, including the Malidoma malignancy, in a book called "Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of An African Shaman".
Abstract: Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman. Malidoma Patrick Somee. New York: G.P Putnam's Sons, 1994. 311pp. $22.95 (cloth).
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