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Joseph Emanuel Sanzo
Scriptural Incipits on Amulets from Late Antique Egypt
Text, Typology, and Theory
[Incipits der heiligen Schrift auf Amuletten aus dem spätantiken Ägypten. Texte, Typologie und Theorie.]
2014. XIV, 219 pages. Summary
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Joseph E. Sanzo analyzes the use of the opening lines ( incipits) of the Gospels, Psalms, and other biblical texts on amulets from late antique Egypt. The author collects and edits these incipits and proposes a theory of their ritual functions.