UID:
almafu_9959327403602883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages)
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN:
9780470696453
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0470696451
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9780470695722
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0470695722
Series Statement:
Blackwell ancient religions
Content:
"Magic in the Ancient Greek World is an introduction to the practice of magic during the classical period. This book develops a framework for understanding the role of magic in Greek life." "Thematically organized around detailed case studies of individual types of magic, this volume examines the use of spells, drugs, binding curses, figurines, and the specialists who offered them. Collins reveals how each of these magical practices worked and the cultural structures that allowed them to occur."--Jacket.
Note:
Magic : what is it and how does it work? -- A framework for Greek magic -- Binding magic and erotic figurines -- Homeric incantations -- Magic in Greek and Roman law.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Collins, Derek. Magic in the ancient Greek world. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008 ISBN 9781405132381
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1405132388
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470696453
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470696453
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470696453
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