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Solomonica Magica: Solomon, Sisinnius, and the Holy Rider on Greek-Inscribed Amulets from Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium
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Juraj Franek
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2025
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About this book
Solomonica Magica is the first comprehensive survey of ‘Solomonic’ or ‘Holy Rider’ amulets from the Mediterranean of Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium. Hundreds of magical gems, leaf-shaped pendants, circular medallions, and other apotropaic objects—many of which were previously unpublished—are presented against the backdrop of a parabiblical tradition involving Solomon the Magician and Sisinnius the Demon-Hunter. All Greek texts have received fresh critical editions and English translations. The text of the monograph is richly illustrated with over 700 images, many newly commissioned specifically for this volume.
Author / Editor information
Juraj Franek, Ph.D. (1984), is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Classical Studies at the Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences. He is the author of Naturalism and Protectionism in the Study of Religions (Bloomsbury, 2020) and the principal author of Performative Adjuration Formula in Greek and Latin Inscriptions (Narr, 2025).
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 21, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9789004735286
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
20
Main content:
744
eBook ISBN:
9789004735286
Keywords for this book
Abyzou; Araaph; Gyllo; Gyllou; Gello; Phylactery; Pregnancy; Angel; Evil Eye; Ancient Magic; Magical Gem; Pendant; Greek Inscription; Lilith; Demon; Mediterranean; Protection; Medaillon; Christianity; Warrior Saint; Apotropaic; Curse Tablets; Magical Papyri; Testament of Solomon; Seal of Solomon
Audience(s) for this book
The monograph will be of interest to the specialists in the fields of Ancient Magic, Greek Epigraphy, Religious Studies, Biblical Studies, and Art History.
