Abstract
In the presented study the author introduces Christian Syriac magic bowls and their elements to the reader. These artefacts originate from Mesopotamia from 6th to 8th century C.E. - i.e. from Late Antiquity.
It is this period, which author defines with the help of the work of Irish historian Peter Robert Lamont Brown. The first chapter summarizes the most important theories regarding the academic study of magic and religion.
Author then briefly summarizes the history of research on the Syriac magic bowls, describes their appearance and points to the emic aspect of their magic. With his own translations from Syriac he afterwards illustrates uniform structure of the bowls, explains the client's position in the text and highlights importance of their names, from which can be reconstructed whole family trees.
In the next part the author polemizes about the possibility, that not all Syriac bowls are of Christian origin. He however presents translations which contain purely Christian elements and supports them also with translations from younger but definitely Christian Syriac amulets.
In the conclusion author summarises his findings and emphasises the importance of further research in this field.