Essays on the magical handbooks of Greco-Roman Egypt

The magical formularies on papyrus are precious witnesses to practices and processes of cultural transmission: i.e. the creation, communication, transformation

This volume explores aspects of ancient magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean, specifically ways in which religious and mythical ideas, including the

This book is an investigation into the sphere of production and use of two related bilingual magical handbooks found as part of a larger collection of magical a