UID:
almahu_9949564400902882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
ISBN:
9780197517819
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
From binding spells and incantations to curse-writing rituals, magic pervaded the ancient Greek world. 'In Blood and Ashes' provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750-250 BCE, documenting the cultural pressures that drove the use of curse tablets, charms, spells, and other private rites. The book expands our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, showing how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss, all while conjuring the gods and powers of the Underworld.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780197517789
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
History
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780197517789.001.0001
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)