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Title Ancient Christian magic : coptic texts of ritual power / Marvin Meyer, general editor ; Richard Smith, associate editor ; Neal Kelsey, managing editor.

Publication Info. [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [1994]
©1994

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  133.43 A541A    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 407 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Old Coptic texts of ritual power -- Greek texts of ritual power from Christian Egypt -- Ritual power in Coptic gnostic texts -- Healing spells -- Protective spells -- Sexual spells -- Curses -- Spells with other applications -- Collections of recipes -- A portfolio of spells from the British Library -- The Coptic hoard of spells from the Univerity of Michigan -- The Coptic book of ritual power from Leiden -- A Coptic book of ritual power from Heidelberg.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-407).
Subject Coptic magic.
Magic, Egyptian.
Added Author Meyer, Marvin W.
Smith, Richard, 1943 September 28-
ISBN 006065578X alkaline paper $25.00 ($33.50 CAN)
0060655844 paperback alkaline paper
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