The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Volume 1: Texts

The most comprehensive collection ever published of ancient Greek spells, rituals, and hymns

"The Greek magical papyri" is a collection of magical spells and formulas, hymns, and rituals from Greco-Roman Egypt, dating from the second century B.C. to the fifth century A.D. Containing a fresh translation of the Greek papyri, as well as Coptic and Demotic texts, this new translation has been brought up to date and is now the most comprehensive collection of this literature, and the first eve...