The Witchcraft Series Maqlû

by Tzvi Abusch

Book Overview

The Akkadian series Maqlu, "Burning," is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the Ancient Near East. While containing almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft, it actually represents a single complex ceremony. The ceremony was performed during a single night and into the following morning at the end of the month Abu (July/August), a time when spirits were thought to move back...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628370815
• ISBN13: 9781628370812
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"