Naslov
Language, myth and magic in "Orationes magicae" by father Eduardus

Autori
Moretti, Violeta ; Grbić, Igor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Mediterranean Studies Association - abstracts / - , 2018, 50-50

Skup
21th Annual Mediterranean Studies Association Congress in Sorrento

Mjesto i datum
Sorrento, Italija, 30.05.2018. - 02.06.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
ritual formula, binding magic, neo-Latin, power of the word

Sažetak
The catalogue designation R3525, in the National and University Library of Zagreb, Croatia, stands for a humbly bound manuscript titled "Orationes magicae". It is a short Latin text, nominally Christian, elaborating on the magic formula for acquiring wealth. The magic is meant to invoke Tauriel, known within the occult tradition as the call-spirit (in his Three Books of Occult Philosophy Agrippa von Nettesheim, the famous sixteenth-century master, gives Tauriel as the governing angel of the zodiac). The complex invocation includes drawing a magic circle filled with symbols, a meticulous preparation through fasting, and pronouncing specific Latin formulas at apposite moments. It is a clear example of ritual magic, at the same time curiously working at making itself look religiously orthodox. The only thing we learn about the origin of the text is a note informing us that the text was acquired in the town of Lovran (Kvarner Bay, North-East Adriatic) in the eighteenth century. The presentation focuses on examining linguistic ritual formulas as means to achieve certain ends. Man, as animal symbolicum recognizes some structures as containers and carriers of quite specific powers. In the present instance, mentioning the evangelists, angels and the Holy Trinity has not just a protective role, but also functions as a supplication that should "urge" Tauriel to provide the beseecher with the wished treasure. Under scrutiny is the relationship between language and man, between the symbolic and the real, within the context of the given ritual formula.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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