This interdisciplinary study investigates the divine personas in
the so-called magical hymns of the Greek magical papyri which, in a
corpus usually seen as a significant expression of religious
syncretism with strong Egyptian influence, were long considered to
be the 'most authentically Greek' contribution. Fifteen hymns
receive a line-by-line commentary focusing on religious concepts,
ritual practice, language and style. The overarching aim is to
categorise the nature of divinity according to its Greek or
Egyptian elements, examining earlier Greek and Egyptian sources and
religious-magical traditions in order to find textual or conceptual
parallels. Are the gods of the magical hymns Greek or Egyptian in
nature? Did the magical hymns originate in a Greek or Egyptian
cultural background? The book tries to answer these questions and
to shed light on the religious plurality and/or fusion of the two
cultures in the treatment of divinity in the Greek magical papyri.
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