| Le Cercle Des Lettres de l'Alphabet Dā'irat Al-Aḥruf Al-Abjadiyya: Un Traité Pratique de Magie Des Lettres Attribué À Hermès Contributor(s): Bonmariage, Cécile (Author), Moureau, Sébastien (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004315845 ISBN-13: 9789004315846 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $139.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: French Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Islam - General |
| Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Le Kitāb dā'irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya est un trait de magie pratique attribu Herm s. Ce texte composite, qui ne peut tre dat avec pr cision, est un ouvrage de magie bas e sur la doctrine de la science des lettres ('ilm al-ḥurūf). Le pr sent livre offre la premi re dition critique du texte, accompagn e d'une traduction annot e et d'une tude historique et philologique exposant les principes th oriques la base des proc d s d crits dans les recettes ainsi que des entit s, objets et ingr dients utilis s (noms des anges invoqu s, types de fumigations et d'encres, dessins et figures, etc.). Il s'agit d'une des premi res ditions critiques d'un trait de magie pratique des lettres, genre encore fort m connu bien qu'abondamment repr sent dans les manuscrits arabes. The Kitāb dā'irat al-aḥruf al-abjadiyya is a composite treatise of letter magic attributed to Hermes. The edition and annotated translation of the Arabic text are accompanied by an explanation of the theoretical principles underlying the procedures described in the recipes, and a discussion of the entities, objects and ingredients used. These include names of the angels to be summoned, types of incenses and inks to be used, sketches and images to be drawn, etc. This is one of the first critical editions and translations of a full-length text of practical magic containing recipes pertaining to 'ilm al-ḥurūf (the science of letters). The book is addressed to Arabists and to any non-Arabist interested in the tradition of magic. |