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Magika hiera : ancient Greek magic and religion /

This is a collection of essays by leading American and European scholars. Its purpose is to remedy the tendency among scholars working in Greek religion to ignore the evidence for what have traditionally been called "magical" practices in ancient Greece. Because this neglect seems to arriv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Faraone, Christopher A., Obbink, Dirk
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Edición:1st pbk. ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The agonistic context of early Greek binding spells / Christopher A. Faraone
  • "Cursed be he that moves my bones" / J.H.M. Strubbe
  • Beyond cursing : the appeal to justice in judicial prayers / H.S. Versnel
  • Incantations and prayers for salvation on inscribed Greek amulets / Roy Kotansky
  • The pharmacology of sacred plants, herbs, and roots / John Scarborough
  • Dreams and divination in magical ritual / Samson Eitrem
  • Prayer in magical and religious ritual / Fritz Graf
  • The constraints of eros / John J. Winkler
  • Magic and mystery in the Greek magical papyri / Hans Dieter Betz
  • Nullum crimen sine lege : socioreligious sanctions on magic / C.R. Phillips III.