Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Shaked et al., Aramaic Bowl Spells (vol. 2; Brill)

NEW BOOK FROM BRILL:
Aramaic Bowl Spells

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls Volume Two

Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity, Volume: 10

Authors: Shaul Shaked, James Nathan Ford, and Siam Bhayro

The corpus of Aramaic magic bowls from Sasanian Mesopotamia is perhaps the most important source we have for studying the everyday beliefs and practices of the Jewish, Christian, Mandaean, Manichaean, Zoroastrian and Pagan communities on the eve of the Islamic conquests. The bowls published in this volume are from the Schøyen Collection, which has over 650 texts in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Mandaic and Syriac, and forms the largest collection of its kind in the world. This volume presents editions of fifty-five Jewish Babylonian Aramaic texts, with accompanying introductions, translations, philological notes, photographs and indices. The themes covered are magical seals and signet-rings. It is the second in a multi-volume project that aims to publish the Schøyen Collection of magic bowls.

Copyright Year: 2022

Prices from (excl. VAT): €127.00 / $153.00

E-Book (PDF)
Availability: Published
ISBN: 978-90-04-47171-9
Publication Date: 28 Mar 2022

Hardback
Availability: Published
ISBN: 978-90-04-47170-2
Publication Date: 23 Mar 2022

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