Magic in the Ancient Greek World

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Derek Collins

Verlag:

John Wiley & Sons

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: XW34E9W

EAN: 9781405132398

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Mo, 27.07.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 57.50

Beschreibung

Original and comprehensive, 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. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world. Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition. Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect. Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic. Examines the central role of magic in Greek life.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Derek Collins

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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