Magic in the Roman World
Pagans, Jews and Christians [Paperback]
by Naomi Janowitz
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Product Description
This volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was widely employed in late antique texts as part of polemical attacks on enemies - but at the simplest level it was merely a term used for other people's rituals. The study begins by analysing Jewish, Christian and Greco-Roman uses of the term in the first three centuries AD. The author then turns to a series of in-depth examples of 'magical' practice - exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, examining how such rituals were thought to work. The book ends with an exploration of issues of gender and magic, looking at the reasons behind the over-representation of women on charges of using magic. Professor Janowitz's lively and accessible work illuminates the fact that activities denounced as magical were integral to late antique religious practice, and shows that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.
Specification
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published
June 2001
Weight
196g
Page Count
160
Dimensions
140 x 215 x 12 mm
ISBN
9780415202077
ISBN-10
0415202078
Eden Code
1191971
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ISBN: 9780415202077
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Release Date: June 2001
Weight: 196g
Dimensions: 140 x 215 x 12 mm
Eden Code: 1191971
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