Writing prayers: apotropaic languages at Dead Sea Scrolls

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  • Tupá Guerra Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_32_21

Keywords:

Manuscritos do Mar Morto, orações, apotropaico, Segundo Templo

Abstract

The problem of how to protect yourself from harm is a recurrent theme in many historical periods and societies. Jewish apotropaic texts, particularly in the Second Temple period, bring a variety of languages associated with protection. This article delineates the different apotropaic languages described in the Dead Sea Scrolls, focusing on the use of writing as a way of recording and preserving prayers.

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Published

2022-06-18

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Guerra, T. (2022). Writing prayers: apotropaic languages at Dead Sea Scrolls. Revista Archai, (32), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_32_21

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No. 32 (2022): Archai 32 (2022)

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