The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists: Vol. 46 (2009)

Scholars And Colleagues Of Sarah Clackson Honored Her Memory Through A Two-day Symposium, The Administration Of Monastic Estates In Late Antique And Early Islamic Egypt, Held At Christ Church, Oxford, 25-26 September 2004. This Rich And Varied Volume Presents The Papers Given At That Symposium, Plus Four Additional Ones. The Foreword Presents A Complete Bibliography For Sarah Clackson And An Essay Examining Her Formative Role In Coptic Studies Up To The Time Of Her Premature Death. The Contributions Consist Of Editions Of Previously Unpublished Ostraca And Papyri, Or Of Revised And Expanded Editions Of Previously Published Items (o. Clackson 1-34 And P. Clackson 35-50), And Nine Essays Addressing Socio-economic And Religious Issues That Impacted The Monastic Communities Of Egypt During Late Antiquity And The Early Islamic Period. The Volume Concludes With The Requisite Indices: For The Ostraca And Papyri, Indices Nominum, Rerum, Et Verborum, And A General Index Of Topics For The Commentaries On Documents And The Essays. Black-and-white Images Are Provided For The Ostraca And Papyri.--books.google. Ostraca (o. Clackson 1-34) -- Papyri (p. Clackson 35-50) -- Essays. Property Of Ownership And Tax Payment In Fourth-century Monasticism / Malcolm Choat -- Conversion Religieuse Dans Un Graffito De Baouît? Révision De Sb Iii 6042 / Jean-luc Fournet -- Anaphorische Interzession Für Die Verstorbenen Nach Den Frühen Zeugnissen Koptischer Liturgie / Jutta Henner -- Koptischen Kaufurkunden Von Klosterzellen Des Apollo-klosters Von Bawit Aus Abbasidischer Zeit / Martin Krause -- Monastic Rules Of Shenoute / Bentley Layton -- Church, Clerics, Monks, And Credit In The Papyri / Tomasz Markiewicz -- Cultivation Of Monastic Estates In Late Anqitue And Early Islamic Egypt. Some Evidence From Coptic Land Leases And Related Documents / Tonio Sebastian Richter -- Archiv Des Archimandriten Apa Georgios. Texte Aus P. Fay. Copt. Und P. Lond. Copt. / Georg Schmelz -- P. Oxy. Lxiii 4397: The Monastery Comes First Or Pious Reasons Before Earthly Securities / Jakub Urbanik -- Monks And Monastic Dwellings: P. Dubl. 32-34, P. Kru 105, And Bl Ms. Or. 6201-6206 Revisited / Ewa Wipszycka. Edited By Anne Boud'hors ... [et Al.]. Presented Papers From A Two-day Symposium Entitled The Administration Of Monastic Estates In Late Antique And Early Islamic Egypt, Held At Christ Church, Oxford, September 2004; Includes Also Five Additional Contributions. Bibliography Of Sarah Clackson: P. [xv]-xvii. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Twelve Contributions In English, 4 In French, And 4 In German.

a Close Examination Of Invisibility In The Context Of The Greco-roman World, From The Role Invisibility Enjoys As A Literary Motif To The Ritual Spells Whose Logos And Praxis In Magic Papyri Promise The Individual That He Will Move About Unseen By Others. Capping The Six Chapters Investigating Invisibility In Fiction And In Handbooks Of Magic, Phillips Examines The Relevant Papyri, Evaluating The Greek Texts And Translating Them Into English, As Well As Offering Thorough Commentary For Each Text (e.g. P.oxy. Lviii 3931, And Six Examples Drawn From The Papyri Graecae Magicae). Includes Bibliographical References And Pertinent Indices Of The Greek.

The Problem And Its Relevance -- Collecting The Data : The Manuscripts Analyzed -- Methodology And Evidence Available -- General Properties Of End-marks In Rolls And Codices -- End-marks In Rolls -- Epic Books And Hexametric Poems In Rolls -- End-marks And Epic Books In Codices -- Detached Titles And End-titles In Other Genres : A Brief Survey -- Conclusions -- The Database. By Francesca Schironi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [243]-251) And Indexes. English And Greek.