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Early Jewish and Christian Magical Traditions in Comparison and Contact
Sanzo
This article introduces the project Early Jewish and Christian Magical Traditions in Comparison and Contact, the first large-scale interdisciplinary comparative study of Jewish and Christian magical objects from Late Antiquity. It is expected to significantly improve knowledge of ancient magic and early Jewish–Christian relations in lived religion (i.e. religion as it was actually practiced in everyday life). The project examines the local and global features of these objects—and the social contexts behind them—through a synthetic and innovative interpretive framework, which draws upon various academic fields including religious studies, sociology, and art history. The project’s illumination of the late antique lived contexts of early Jews and Christians will help rewrite the history of two of the world’s most prolific religions.
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- Publication date:
- December 13, 2021
- DOI:
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- Keyword(s):
- Manuscript studies Jewish studies Magical texts
- Published in:
- Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin: 7 pp. 215-231.
- License (for files):
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International