1994, 1st Edition, book, cover and text in fine condition, binding tight and square, spine not creased, no damage, text clean and unmarked no names no stamps.

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Title: Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0060655844
ISBN 13: 9780060655846
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine

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Gathers the texts of ancient Coptic rituals, including spells, curses, invocations, baptisms, magical amulets, and prayers

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"This book is a treasure-trove of material illustrating folk beliefs and practices of a people in Egypt spanning more than a thousand years."--Birger A. Pearson, University of California, Berkeley

"An excellent collection of magical texts.... I teach my students that there is no strict dividing line between magic and religion, even in Christianity, and this is a vital sourcebook to make this truth a reality for them."--Kurt Rudolph, Philipps Universit�t, Marburg, and author of Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism

"This book is well organized and exceedingly well edited. There are helpful introductions to each chapter and, even more, to each selection.... [It] could scarcely be more user friendly for lay readers.... There exists nothing like it, at least nothing so accessible to nonexperts."--Robert Segal, Lancaster University, editor of The Gnostic Jung

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