Naming the witch : magic, ideology, & strereotype in the ancient world /

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Kimberly B. Stratton investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the sorceress, and the witch in the ancient world. Accusations of magic could carry the death penalty or, at the very least, marginalize the person or group they targeted. But Stratton...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stratton, Kimberly B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2007]
Series:Gender, theory, and religion.
Subjects:
Magic, Ancient.
Magic, Roman.
Magic, Greek.
Jewish magic.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Stereotyping
Magie ancienne.
Magie romaine.
Magie grecque.
Magie juive.
Stéréotypes.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
Jewish magic
Magic, Ancient
Magic, Greek
Magic, Roman
Antike
Hexerei
Stereotyp
Magie.
Beeldvorming.
Sociale aspecten.
Griechenland > Altertum
Römisches Reich
Middellandse-Zeegebied.
Barnard Alum Collection.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Magic, discourse, and ideology
  • Barbarians, magic, and construction of the other in Athens
  • Mascula libido : women, sex, and magic in Roman rhetoric and ideology
  • My miracle, your magic : heresy, authority, and early Christianities
  • Caution in the kosher kitchen : magic, identity, and authority in rabbinic literature.

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