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Scriptural Incipits on Amulets from Late Antique Egypt: Text, Typology, and Theory

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by Joseph Emanuel Sanzo

    • Author

      Joseph Emanuel Sanzo

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Mohr Siebeck

    • Published

      February 2014

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      Scriptural Incipits on Amulets from Late Antique Egypt: Text, Typology, and Theory

      Today's Price £77.60

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      The use of biblical and parabiblical texts on amulets and other apotropaic objects was ubiquitous in late antique Egypt. Among the passages most frequently cited were the opening lines (incipits) of the Gospels, the Psalms, and other scriptural texts. Scholars have repeatedly observed the apotropaic use of such incipits, but have yet to subject them to thorough and focused analysis. In the present volume, Joseph E. Sanzo addresses this scholarly need by offering the first sustained study of the scriptural incipits on Greek and Coptic amulets and other apotropaic objects from late antique Egypt. In addition to providing a catalog and edition of these texts, the author draws on insights from cognitive linguistics, ritual studies, and the history of the book to establish a typology of the incipits and to determine their ritual functions.

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      • Author

        Joseph Emanuel Sanzo

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Mohr Siebeck

      • Published

        February 2014

      • Weight

        365g

      • Dimensions

        157 x 233 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9783161529658

      • ISBN-10

        3161529650

      • Eden Code

        4930455

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      • Author/Creator: Joseph Emanuel Sanzo

      • ISBN: 9783161529658

      • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

      • Release Date: February 2014

      • Weight: 365g

      • Dimensions: 157 x 233 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 4930455

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