Ritual Uses of Greek-Egyptian Papyri Eclecticism and Marginality

Categories such as “the fringes”, “eclecticism”, “culture crossing” constitute the main object of research within contemporary sciences. This article aims to evaluate their importance in studying ancient texts, which are undoubtedly complex and derive from the meeting of very different cultures. By means of these categories one can analyse ritual practices originating in various domains in Antiquity (PGM), which are too often studied only within chronological or geographical parameters.