In Pursuit of Invisibility: Ritual Texts from Late Roman Egypt
Author:   Richard Phillips
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Volume:   47
ISBN:  

9780970059192


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Format:   Hardback
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In Pursuit of Invisibility: Ritual Texts from Late Roman Egypt


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A close examination of invisibility in the context of the Graeco-Roman world, from the role invisibility enjoys as a literary motif to the ritual spells whose logos and praxis in magical papyri promise the individual that he will move about unseen by others. Capping the six chapters investigating invisibility in fiction and in handbooks of magic, Phillips examines the relevant papyri, evaluating the Greek texts and translating them into English, as well as offering thorough commentary for each text (e.g., P.Oxy. LVIII 3931, and six examples drawn from the Papyri Graecae Magicae. The volume includes bibliographical references and pertinent indices of the Greek.

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Author:   Richard Phillips
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   American Society of Papyrologists
Volume:   47
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9780970059192


ISBN 10:   0970059191
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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