Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Edmonds, Radcliffe G. 1970-
, [VerfasserIn]
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
2019
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| Umfang/Format: |
xv, 474 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 1. Drawing down the moon : defining magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world
- 2. The world of ancient Greco-Roman magic
- 3. Curses for all occasions : malefic and binding magic
- 4. Bewitched, bothered, bewildered : love charms and erotic curses
- 5. Healing and protective magic : defense against the dark arts
- 6. Relationships with the divine : prayer and magic
- 7. Through a glass darkly : divination and magic
- 8. Mysteries of the heavenly spheres : astrology and magic
- 9. Transmutations of quality : alchemy and magic
- 10. The illuminations of theurgy : philosophy and magic
- 11. The label of 'magic' in the ancient Greco-Roman world
