Textual Amulets from Antiquity to Early Modern Times: The Shape of Words, Christoffer Theis, Paolo Vitellozzi

Автор: Faraone, Christopher A.,
Название: The transformation of Greek amulets in Roman imperial times /
ISBN: 0812249356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812249354
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Рейтинг:
Цена: 91960.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание:

The era of the Roman Empire was distinguished by an explosion of images and texts in a variety of media—metal, papyrus, mosaic, gemstone—all designed to protect, heal, or grant some abstract benefit to the persons who wore them on their bodies or placed them in their homes. In the past scholars have explained this proliferation of readily identifiable amulets by a sudden need for magic or by a precipitous rise in superstition or anxiety in this period, connected, perhaps, with the internal breakdown of Greek rationalism or the migration of superstitious peoples from the East.
Christopher A. Faraone argues, instead, that these amulets were not invented in this period as a result of an alteration in the Roman worldview or a tidal wave of "oriental" influence, but rather that they only become visible to us in the archaeological record as a result of a number of technical innovations and transformations: the increased epigraphic habit of the Imperial period, the miniaturization of traditional domestic amulets, like the triple-faced Hecate, on durable gems, or the utilization of newly crafted Egyptianizing iconography. In short, it is only when explicitly protective or curative texts, or strange new images, are added to traditional Greek amulets, that modern observers realize that these objects were thought to have the power to protect or heal all along. The real question addressed by the book, then, is not why we can identify so many amulets in the Roman Imperial period but, rather, why we have failed to identify them in artifacts of the preceding centuries.
Featuring more than 120 illustrations, The Transformation of Greek Amulets in Roman Imperial Times is not only a tremendous resource for those working in the fields of ancient magic and religion but also an essential reference for those interested in the religion, culture, and history of the ancient Mediterranean.

Автор: Rankine, David
Название: Book of gold - le livre d`or
ISBN: 1905297289 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781905297283
Издательство: Неизвестно
Рейтинг:
Цена: 41370.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.

Автор: Pennick Nigel
Название: The Ancestral Power of Amulets, Talismans, and Mascots: Folk Magic in Witchcraft and Religion
ISBN: 1644112205 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644112205
Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK
Рейтинг:
Цена: 19790.00 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: An illustrated exploration of the origins and history of amulets, lucky charms, talismans, and mascots