The apotropaic properties of magical gems in Late Egypt according to the "Magic Greek Papyrus" (AD 300-500)
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v11i2p57-75Keywords:
Late Egypt, Magic, Amulets, Greek Magical PapyriAbstract
This article aims to explore the potential of “magical gems” as research evidence for magical religious practice in Greco-Roman Egypt. Magical amulets were artifacts produced through practices and representations, and were used as apotropaic objects in Late Egypt, as we can see by analyzing the Greek Magical Papyri, where forms of making and using “magical gems” and, also, the examination of these amulets, their symbols and inscriptions in order to verify possible convergences between the formulas presented in papyri and material culture.
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