Studies in the Syriac Magical Traditions

by Siam Bhayro and Marco Moriggi

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900446719X
• ISBN13: 9789004467194
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 264 Pages