Ancient Christian Magic

Coptic Texts of Ritual Power

By: Marvin W. Meyer, Richard Smith

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Paperback | 4 April 1999

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This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from "headless powers" and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical "cookbook." Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and discussing their significance, the authors explore the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience, and expand our understanding of Christianity and Gnosticism as a vital folk religion.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ritual Power in Egypt
Old Coptic Texts of Ritual Power
Greek Texts of Ritual Power from Christian Egypt
Ritual Power in Coptic Gnostic Texts
Coptic Spells of Ritual Power
Healing Spells
Protective Spells
Sexual Spells
Curses
Spells with Other Applications
Coptic Handbooks of Ritual Power
Collections of Recipes
A Portfolio of Spells from the British Library
The Coptic Hoard of Spells from the University of Michigan
The Coptic Book of Ritual Power from Leiden
A Coptic Book of Ritual Power from Heidelberg
Afterword
App Previously Unpublished Coptic Texts of Ritual Power in the Beinecke Library, Yale University
Textual Notes
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Bibliography
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