{"product_id":"the-greek-magical-papyri-in-translation-including-the-demotic-spells-volume-1-texts-paperback","title":"The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1: Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Dieter Betz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Greek magical papyri\" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D. Containing a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, this new translation has been brought up to date and is now the most comprehensive collection of this literature, and the first ever in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Greek Magical Papyri in Transition\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for scholars in a wide variety of fields, from the history of religions to the classical languages and literatures, and it will fascinate those with a general interest in the occult and the history of magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the major achievements of classical and related scholarship over the last decade.\"-Ioan P. Culianu, \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The enormous value of this new volume lies in the fact that these texts will now be available to a much wider audience of readers, including historians or religion, anthropologists, and psychologists.\"-John G. Gager, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[This book] shows care, skill and zest. . . . Any worker in the field will welcome this sterling performance.\"-Peter Parsons, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 406\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 10.03 x 7.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966574264621,"sku":"9780226044477","price":71.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RjJ2aW85R3Z5bHdWTGhDY2ZCK01RZz09.webp?v=1775534636","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-greek-magical-papyri-in-translation-including-the-demotic-spells-volume-1-texts-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}