Code-switching with the Gods : The Bilingual (Old Coptic-Greek) Spells of PGM IV (P. Bibliotheque Nationale Supplement Grec. 574) and their Linguistic, Religious, and Socio-Cultural Context in Late Roman Egypt

This volume provides the first comprehensive text edition of the bilingual spells of the Papyrus Bibliotheque Nationale Supplement Grec. 574 (PGM IV). Encompassing the disciplines of Egyptology, Coptology, Papyrology, and Late Antique studies, this treatment includes also an analysis of their content, ritual mechanics, context, and practitioners, within the magical tradition of late Roman and Late Antique Egypt.