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Document Details : Title: 'The Burning Months of the Year' Subtitle: A Coptic Charm against Fever in Double Transmission Author(s): KALCHENKO, Evgenia , VAN DER VLIET, Jacques Journal: Journal of Coptic Studies Volume: 24 Date: 2022 Pages: 203-241 DOI: 10.2143/JCS.24.0.3290757 Abstract : Edition and study of a late Coptic charm against fever transmitted in two versions, one excavated at the monastery of Naqlun (Fayoum), another kept in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in Saint Petersburg. The text offers a striking example of the creative reworking of an ancient 'magical' genre in a Christian monastic setting. |
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