Materia Magica : The Archaeology of Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain /
Through three case studies, this book identifies specific forms of magic that may be otherwise unknown. It isolates the practitioners of magic and examines whether magic could be used as a form of countercultural resistance. The author discovers magic in the objects of ancient daily life, suggesting...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press,
[2012]
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Finding Magic in the Archaeological Record
- Materia Magica
- Identifying the Remains of Magic in the Village of Karanis
- Practitioners and Craft at Amathous, Cyprus
- Three Curses from Empúries and Their Social Implications
- The Archaeology of Magic
- Appendix 1 : The Excavations at Karanis
- Appendix 2 : Bones from Karanis Areas 262 and 265.