Fears in Syriac Incantation Texts: The Therapeutics of Textual AmuletsOrientalische Religionen in der Antike 57Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/Q7YPJFP3/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MarcoMoriggiFears in Syriac Incantation Texts: The Therapeutics of Textual Amuletshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/Q7YPJFP3https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/Q7YPJFP3https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/Q7YPJFP3AngelikaBerlejungGideonBohakAmulets of Protection and Texts for Fears in AntiquityTübingenMohr Siebeck2024257-265Orientalische Religionen in der Antike 57In spite of being mentioned directly only in few occasions in Syriac incantation texts of Late Antiquity, ‘fears’ seem to be at the core of their interest. In fact, Syriac magical texts often appear to be the rescue people seek in order not to fall in the hands of demons, misfortunes, pests, etc. All these actors of course are very much feared, as they are constant and powerful threats to life, especially as they are connected with sickness. The article will try to explain how Syriac textual amulets may be seen as therapeutic objects in the human dimension, i.e. as a remedy for fears of people in the real world, whereas they are intended as shelters against evil entities in the trans-mundane one. In this sense, Syriac amulets may be interpreted as a ritual/therapeutic tool related to the emotions of people in Late-Antique Mesopotamian multicultural society (4th–7th century AD). Moriggi, Marco. “Fears in Syriac Incantation Texts: The Therapeutics of Textual Amulets.” In Amulets of Protection and Texts for Fears in Antiquity, edited by Angelika Berlejung and Gideon Bohak, 257–65. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 57. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2024. Marco Moriggi, Fears in Syriac Incantation Texts: The Therapeutics of Textual Amulets, in Amulets of Protection and Texts for Fears in Antiquity, ed. Angelika Berlejung and Gideon Bohak, Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 57 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2024), 257–65.