Magic, witchcraft, and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds : a sourcebook /
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary mythic tradition and in ritual practice. In this book, Daniel Ogden presents 300 texts in new translations, along with brief but explicit commentaries. Authors include the...
Основен автор: | Ogden, Daniel. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English Multiple |
Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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Magic, witchcraft, and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds. |
Съдържание:
- Greek sorcerers
- Alien sorcerers
- The rivals of Jesus
- Medea and Circe
- Witches in Greek literature
- Witches in Latin literature
- Ghosts
- Necromancy
- Curses
- Erotic magic
- Voodoo dolls and magical images
- Amulets
- Magic and the law.