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Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Verlag:
John Wiley & Sons Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35967864
EAN: 9781405132381
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Beschreibung
Magic in the Ancient Greek World. is an innovative introduction to the practice of magic during the classical period. This book develops a framework for understanding the role of magic in Greek life. Thematically organized around detailed case studies of individual types of magic, this volume examines the use of spells, drugs, binding curses, figurines, and the specialists who offered them. Collins reveals how each of these magical practices worked and the cultural structures that allowed them to occur. Original and insightful, Magic in the Ancient Greek World. takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Collins Derek
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2008
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 224