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Magical Papyri

Magical Papyri is a singular academic construct denoting a corpus of ancient Greek and Demotic texts inscribed on papyrus that belong to the category of technical religious literature and are distinguished by their content of ritual instructions, spells, invocations, and formulae intended to compel supernatural forces or effect specific outcomes in the physical world.

15

Publications

813

Citations

15

Authors

7

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

0

Variants

Greek Magical Papyri

Parents

Publications

15

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, including the Demotic Spells

Frederick W. Danker, Hans Dieter Betz · Journal of Biblical Literature · 1988 · 301 citations

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Theurgy and its Relationship to Neoplatonism

E. R. Dodds · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1947 · 207 citations

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Some Rabbinic Themes in Magical Papyri*

Daniel Sperber · Journal for the Study of Judaism · 1985 · 39 citations

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Headache in Magical and Medical Papyri of Ancient Egypt

Axel Karenberg, Christian Leitz · Cephalalgia · 2001 · 37 citations

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The Sacred Journey in Dynastic Egypt: Shamanistic Trance in the Context of the Narcotic Water Lily and the Mandrake

William A. Emboden · Journal of Psychoactive Drugs · 1989 · 32 citations

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Authors

15

  1. EP
    Eleni Pachoumi

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    3 publications · 58 citations

    3

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  2. HD
    Hans Dieter Betz

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 322 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. ER
    E. R. Dodds

    United Church of Christ, United States

    1 publications · 207 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. MB
    Magali Bailliot

    Canadian Nautical Research Society, Canada

    1 publications · 23 citations

    1

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  5. JD
    Jacco Dieleman

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

7

  1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  2. Bryn Mawr College

    Bryn Mawr, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  4. California State University, Northridge

    Northridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  5. Institute of Medical Ethics

    St Helens, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  6. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  7. Canadian Nautical Research Society

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 publications

    10 citations

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Venues

  1. Symbolae Osloenses

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

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  2. Journal of Biblical Literature

    SBL · 1 publications · 301 citations

    1

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  3. Cephalalgia

    1 publications · 37 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. The Journal of Roman Studies

    JRS · 1 publications · 207 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Britannia

    1 publications · 23 citations

    1

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