Christian Magicians, Jewish Magical Idioms, and the Shared Magical Culture of Late Antiquity*

Some time in the late-fifth or early-sixth century CE, a ritual practitioner—operating in the environs of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt—created a protective amulet that reads, “Hôr, Hôr, Phôr, Elôei, Adônai, Iaô, Sabaôth, Michaêl, Jesus Christ. Help us and this house. Amen” (Ὡρ, Ὡρ, Φωρ, Ἐλωεί, Ἀδωναί, Ἰάω, Σα...

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Authors: Boustan, Raʿanan S. 1971- (Author) ; Sanzo, Joseph E. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2017, Volume: 110, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-240
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Judaism / Magic / History 300-700
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
BH Judaism
CA Christianity
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
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