Animals as Magical Ingredients in Greek Magical Papyri:
Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Animal Species

J 2017

Animals as Magical Ingredients in Greek Magical Papyri: Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Animal Species

SALAYOVÁ, Andrea

Basic information

Original name

Animals as Magical Ingredients in Greek Magical Papyri: Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Animal Species

Authors

SALAYOVÁ, Andrea (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Graeco-Latina Brunensia, Brno, Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 1803-7402

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Digitální knihovna FF MU

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/17:00097086

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2017-1-15

Keywords in English

ancient magic; Greek magical papyri; animals in antiquity

Abstract

V originále

The focus of this study, which is based on a detailed analysis of Greek magical papyri, is to research, how the animal ingredients were used within the sphere of magic in the antiquity and what further information can be drawn. This paper serves as a preliminary review of the results provided by the statistical analysis. Main research questions are: How many papyri spells contain at least one animal ingredient? Which animals were used the most as an ingredient? Which animal body parts were prevalent in papyri spells? Were the animal body parts used in spells chosen based on analogy? Answering these questions can help us understand the connection of animals to magic, and determine if some animals were considered to have more magical power than others. A key source for this study was Betz’s edition of The Greek magical papyri from 1986, compared to Preisendanz’s Papyri Graecae magicae: Die griechischen Zauberpapyri from 1928.

Links

MUNI/A/1020/2016, interní kód MU

Name: Interdisciplinární zkoumání antických jazyků, jejich literatur a příslušných kultur – 2017 (Acronym: Staré filologie 2017)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

SALAYOVÁ, Andrea. Animals as Magical Ingredients in Greek Magical Papyri: Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Animal Species. Graeco-Latina Brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, vol. 22, No 1, p. 191-206. ISSN 1803-7402. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2017-1-15.

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SALAYOVÁ, Andrea. Animals as Magical Ingredients in Greek Magical Papyri: Preliminary Statistical Analysis of Animal Species. \textit{Graeco-Latina Brunensia}. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, vol.~22, No~1, p.~191-206. ISSN~1803-7402. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2017-1-15.

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