RT Book, Section
T1 Written in blood? Decoding some red inks of the Greek magical papyri
A1 Blanco Cesteros, Miriam
AB In the procedures described within Greek magical papyri, it is common to find indications about the use of specific inks, usually characterized by the presence of peculiar substances. One such substance is blood, whose use is often interpreted in connection to the symbolic dimension of magic. A perusal of the relevant passages, however, reveals that some instances of “blood” have a different meaning. This paper analyses these formulas in the light of other sources in order to disclose the complicated network of Decknamen (code names) and to unveil the misunderstandings and erroneous inferences that have occurred in the course of their textual transmission.
PB Brill
SN 9789004421110
SN 9789004444805
YR 2021
FD 2021-02-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98715
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98715
LA eng
NO European Research Council (erc)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 15 ago 2024