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ISBN
9780195385205
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195385209
ISBN-13
9780195385205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71223979

Product Key Features

Edition
2
Book Title
Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds : a Sourcebook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, Ancient, History
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, History
Author
Daniel Ogden
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-455467
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This is a marvelous book, in every sense of the word. For one thing, it is full of marvels--marvelous stories of ghostly and magical happenings.... a reference source that everyone researching this field will be delighted to possess."--Journal of Scientific Exploration
Dewey Decimal
133.4/0938
Table Of Content
PrefaceAbbreviations1.. Introduction2.. Greek Sorcerers3.. Alien Sorcerers4.. The Rivals of Jesus5.. Medea and Circe6.. Witches in Greek Literature7.. Witches in Latin Literature8.. Ghosts9.. Necromancy10.. Curses11.. Erotic Magic12.. Voodoo Dolls and Magical Images13.. Amulets14.. Magic and the Law15.. Supplementary TextsBibliographiesIndices
Synopsis
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, witches, and ghosts in the works of ancient writers, it reproduces curse tablets, spells from ancient magical recipe books, and inscriptions from magical amulets. Each translation is followed by a commentary that puts it in context within ancient culture and connects the passage to related passages in this volume. Authors include the well known (Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Pliny) and the less familiar, and extend across the whole of Greco-Roman antiquity. The second edition includes a new preface, an updated bibliography, and new source-passages, such as the earliest use of the word "mage" in Greek" (fr. Aeschylus' Persians ), a werewolf tale (Aesop's Fables ), and excerpts from the most systematic account of ancient legislation against magic ( Theodosian Code )., 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, witches, and ghosts in the works of ancient writers, it reproduces curse tablets, spells from ancient magical recipe books, and inscriptions from magical amulets. Each translation is followed by a commentary that puts it in context within ancient culture and connects the passage to related passages in this volume. Authors include the well known (Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Pliny) and the less familiar, and extend across the whole of Greco-Roman antiquity. The second edition includes a new preface, an updated bibliography, and new source-passages, such as the earliest use of the word "mage" in Greek" (fr. Aeschylus' Persians ), a werewolf tale (Aesop's Fables), and excerpts from the most systematic account of ancient legislation against magic (Theodosian Code)., 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 second edition includes a new preface, an updated bibliography, and new source-passages.
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BF1585

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