Magic, witchcraft, and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds : a sourcebook / Daniel Ogden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogden, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic, Greek.

Magic, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

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 desc

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Greek Sorcerers; 3. Alien Sorcerers; 4. The Rivals of Jesus; 5. Medea and Circe; 6. Witches in Greek Literature; 7.Witches in Latin Literature; 8. Ghosts; 9. Necromancy; 10. Curses; 11. Erotic Magic; 12. Voodoo Dolls and Magical Images; 13. Amulets; 14. Magic and the Law; Bibliographies; Indices

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-337) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-48229-X

0-19-803448-2

0-19-530320-2

OCLC:

609840315