Ancient Greece and Rome
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Ancient Greece and Rome
（Witchcraft and magic in Europe / series editors, Bengt Ankarloo, Stuart Clark, v. 2）
Athlone Press, c1999
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-377) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume brings together new research into the place of witchcraft and magic in Greek and Roman culture and society. Topics covered include the practice of sorcery, the portrayal of witches and sorcerers in classical literature, and legal and philosophical attitudes to magic.
Table of Contents
- Binding spells - curse tablets and voodoo dolls in the Greek and Roman worlds, Daniel Ogden
- witches and sorcerers in classical literature, Georg Luck
- imagining Greek and Roman magic, Richard Gordon
- the demonization of magic and sorcery in late antiquity - Christian redefinitions of Pagan religions, Valerie Flint.
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