Magic in the Ancient Greek World

✍ Scribed by Collins, Derek

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 222
• Series: Blackwell ancient religions
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.;Magic in the Ancient Greek World; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Magic: What Is It and How Does It Work?; 2 A Framework for Greek Magic; 3 Binding Magic and Erotic Figurines; 4 Homeric Incantations; 5 Magic in Greek and Roman Law; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

✦ Table of Contents

Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Magic: What Is It and How Does It Work?
2 A Framework for Greek Magic
3 Binding Magic and Erotic Figurines
4 Homeric Incantations
5 Magic in Greek and Roman Law
6 Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.

✦ Subjects

Magic, Greek;Electronic books