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Magic and the supernatural in fourth-century Syria / Silke Trzcionka.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trzcionka, Silke.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Magic, Ancient.
- Magic--Syria--History.
- Magic.
- Magic--Palestine--History.
- Ritual--Syria--History.
- Ritual.
- Ritual--Palestine--History.
- History.
- Syria.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 220 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
- Contents:
- The status quaestionis
- Syria and Palestine: a fourth-century background
- Curses for courses: heavy tactics in the hippodrome
- Supernatural sabotage: ensuring a successful livelihood
- Demanding desire: rituals of love and lust
- The apotropaic: protecting good fortune
- Illness and healing: threats and retaliation in a discourse
- Possession and expulsion: experiencing and dispelling
- Conclusion: ambitions, desires, fears and insecurities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415392419
- 0415392411
- 041539242X
- OCLC:
- 76910139
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