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The study of the Syriac magical traditions has largely been marginalised within Syriac studies, with the earliest treatments displaying a disparaging attitude towards both the culture and its magical practices. Despite significant progress in more recent scholarship in respect of the culture, its magical practices and their associated literatures remain on the margins of the scholarly imagination. This volume aims to open a discussion on the history of the field, to evaluate how things have progressed, and to suggest a fruitful way forward. In doing so, this volume demonstrates the incredible riches contained within the Syriac magical traditions, and the necessity of their study.
Price: $137.00
Pages: 254
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity
Publication Date:
28 October 2021
ISBN: 9789004467194
Format: Hardcover
"This book thus fulfills a long-standing need for comprehensive and nuanced scholarship on this topic, surpassing expectations with its depth and the variety of research questions it addresses. The volume is therefore not just a timely intervention but a significant advancement in the field. Consequently, it has become an essential reference for any scholar engaged with Syriac magic, offering invaluable insights and setting a new standard in the study of this rich and complex subject." - Anna Cherkashina, Tel-Aviv University
Marco Moriggi (PhD 2003, Università di Firenze) is Associate Professor in Semitic Philology at the Università di Catania. His research interests include Syriac incantation bowls, Syriac language, Aramaic epigraphy in late antique Mesopotamia and the Gulf, and Aramaic dialectology.
Siam Bhayro (PhD 2000, University College London) is Associate Professor in Early Jewish Studies at the University of Exeter. His research interests include the Bible, Semitic languages, medicine in the Christian and Islamic orient, and Jewish magic.
Siam Bhayro (PhD 2000, University College London) is Associate Professor in Early Jewish Studies at the University of Exeter. His research interests include the Bible, Semitic languages, medicine in the Christian and Islamic orient, and Jewish magic.