Ancient Christian Magic

This thought-provoking collection of magical texts from ancient Egypt shows the exotic rituals, esoteric healing practices, and incantatory and supernatural dimensions that flowered in early Christianity. These remarkable Christian magical texts include curses, spells of protection from "headless powers" and evil spirits, spells invoking thunderous powers, descriptions of fire baptism, and even recipes from a magical "cookbook." Virtually all the texts are by Coptic Christians, and they date from about the 1st-12th centuries of the common era, with the majority from late antiquity. By placing these rarely seen texts in historical context and discussing their significance, the authors explore the place of healing, prayer, miracles, and magic in the early Christian experience, and expand our understanding of Christianity and Gnosticism as a vital folk religion. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2006; Not Bad, Not Great; I bought this book hoping for more information on Catholic and Christian folk magic and folk ways. This is deffinently more of a "ceremonial" type book calling on various spirits and angels. There also aren't many amulets presentes as...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-03-2003; Ancient christian Magic is not so magical to me; The authors did an incredible job on getting the information for the book--I salute them, but I am kind of disappointed in the book. The magic used is not to me so magical, but more like prayers, actually (it seems to me, but someone...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-22-2003; Yes, There was Christian Magic; If all one wants to do is decide if there was such a thing as Christian magic, this book is not for them. Instead such a person ought to read C K Barrett's _New Testament Background_. Barrett includes half a dozen sample texts along with...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-12-2003; Abracadabra; With so much interest in things magical (from card games to Harry Potter) and mystical (from Celtic chants to Zen monastic biographies) I have been surprised that this book is not better known, and yet it remains, despite a prestigious...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-03-2006; Not Bad, Not Great; I bought this book hoping for more information on Catholic and Christian folk magic and folk ways. This is deffinently more of a "ceremonial" type book calling on various spirits and angels. There also aren't many amulets presentes as...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-26-1998; not what i expected; it was ok, but i am not very sure on how to cast the spells. it has a good, but confusing, background. the spells are good, but I am not sure if all i say is the words given or if there is something i should knwo, not given in the...; read full review | report as inappropriate