Aramaic and Mandean Magic and Their Demonology

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Anthropology
Cultural History
History of Religion
Jewish Studies
Language Interpretation and Translation
Religion
Translation Studies
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Wallis, Wilber B
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The Aramaic texts to be discussed in this thesis are magical incantations against evil powers. The texts are written on earthenware bowls found in archaeological investigations or by chance in Iraq and Iran. The bowls and texts appear to date from Sassanian Babylonia(1

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Cyrus H. Gordon
Meir M. Bravmann
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1956-04-19
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Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript. BF1591 .W366 1956.
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