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This volume honors a pioneer in the field of magical studies, Roy D. Kotansky, with nineteen essays inspired by his remarkable research produced over the past five decades. Part One includes investigations of amulets and curse tablets in a variety of media (gemstones, lamellae, and papyri), including several previously unpublished items. Part Two offers two studies of incantations, both related to apparently incomprehensible formulae, while Part Three focuses on restraining anger and lists of divine attributes in magical formularies. In Part Four, five contributors analyze ancient literary texts (the Oath of Hippocrates, works related to Pythagoras, and early Christian sources) and their historical implications.
Price: $195.00
Pages: 520
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World
Publication Date:
17 December 2026
ISBN: 9789004772977
Format: Hardcover
Clare K. Rothschild, Ph.D. (2003), University of Chicago, is Professor of Scripture Studies at Lewis University (Romeoville, Illinois, USA) and Professor Extraordinary, Department Ancient Studies, Stellenbosch University (South Africa). She is the author of The Muratorian Fragment (Mohr Siebeck, 2022) among many other monographs and essays.
Robert Matthew Calhoun, Ph.D. (2011), University of Chicago, is Research Assistant to the Bradford Chair at Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas, USA). His research focuses on early Christian literature and the use of amulets among Christians in late antiquity.
With contributions by: Jan N. Bremmer, Robert Matthew Calhoun, John Granger Cook, Jaime Curbera, Arthur Droge, Radcliffe G. Edmonds III, Christopher A. Faraone, Richard Gordon, Georg Greven, Attilio Mastrocinque, Paul A. Mirecki, Christopher Mount, Árpád M. Nagy, György Németh, Clare K. Rothschild, Joseph E. Sanzo, Jeffrey Spier, Johan C. Thom, Roger S. O. Tomlin, L. L. Welborn
Robert Matthew Calhoun, Ph.D. (2011), University of Chicago, is Research Assistant to the Bradford Chair at Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas, USA). His research focuses on early Christian literature and the use of amulets among Christians in late antiquity.
With contributions by: Jan N. Bremmer, Robert Matthew Calhoun, John Granger Cook, Jaime Curbera, Arthur Droge, Radcliffe G. Edmonds III, Christopher A. Faraone, Richard Gordon, Georg Greven, Attilio Mastrocinque, Paul A. Mirecki, Christopher Mount, Árpád M. Nagy, György Németh, Clare K. Rothschild, Joseph E. Sanzo, Jeffrey Spier, Johan C. Thom, Roger S. O. Tomlin, L. L. Welborn