Magic in the Roman World Magic in the Roman World
Religion in the First Christian Centuries

Magic in the Roman World

Pagans, Jews and Christians

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Description de l’éditeur

Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Naomi Janowitz shows that 'magical' activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.

GENRE
Histoire
SORTIE
2002
11 septembre
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
160
Pages
ÉDITIONS
Taylor and Francis
TAILLE
3,3
Mo

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