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Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Daniel Ogden
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Description for Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 black and white halftone. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRQX2; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently, ancient magic has hit a high in popularity, both as an area of scholarly inquiry and as one of general, popular interest. In Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds Daniel Ogden presents three hundred texts in new translations, along with brief but explicit commentaries. This is the first book in the field to unite extensive selections from both literary and documentary sources. Alongside descriptions of sorcerers, ... Read more
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently, ancient magic has hit a high in popularity, both as an area of scholarly inquiry and as one of general, popular interest. In Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds Daniel Ogden presents three hundred texts in new translations, along with brief but explicit commentaries. This is the first book in the field to unite extensive selections from both literary and documentary sources. Alongside descriptions of sorcerers, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195385205
SKU
V9780195385205
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About Daniel Ogden
Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter. He is the author of Greek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.
Reviews for Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
This is a marvelous book, in every sense of the word. For one thing, it is full of marvel?
marvelous stories of ghostly and magical happenings.... a reference source that everyone researching this field will be delighted to possess.Journal of Scientific Exploration
marvelous stories of ghostly and magical happenings.... a reference source that everyone researching this field will be delighted to possess.Journal of Scientific Exploration