Coptic Magical Papyri: Christian Ritual, Healing, Amulets, and Lived Religion in Medieval Egypt
A small sheet of papyrus can preserve a world that official histories barely mention. In late antique and early Islamic Egypt, people did not experience…
Christian Magic
Ethiopian Healing Scrolls: How Geʿez Prayers, Sacred Images, and Däbtära Healers Turned Parchment into Protec tion
A traditional Ethiopian healing scroll can be almost as tall as the person for whom it was made. Its narrow strip of parchment may carry…