Invisibility Spells in the Greek Magical Papyri: Prolegomena, Texts, and Commentaries

The prolegomena examine how humans are portrayed as deliberately procuring invisibility in purportedly historical and fictional accounts and in doing so, attempt to answer key questions concerning the ritual practices found in the extant invisibility spells. How does the practitioner envision invisibility? For what reasons does he employ such spells? Who is the practitioner? The prolegomena also introduce and survey the Greek texts themselves. The second half of the study provides revised critical editions of the Greek texts, bibliographies, and commentaries (on matters of palaeography, ritual practice, religious belief, and literary background) for each invisibility spell.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Classical Philology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Phillips, Richard Lynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Maryline Parca

• Literature, Classical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3044199

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87454