Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World 069115693X, 9780691156934
An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and R
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Table of contents :
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
Works Cited: Titles and Abbreviations
1. Drawing Down the Moon: Defining Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World
2. The World of Ancient Greco-Roman Magic
3. Curses for All Occasions: Malefic and Binding Magic
4. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered: Love Charms and Erotic Curses
5. Healing and Protective Magic: Defense against the Dark Arts
6. Relationships with the Divine: Prayer and Magic
7. Through a Glass Darkly: Divination and Magic
8. Mysteries of the Heavenly Spheres: Astrology and Magic
9. Transmutations of Quality: Alchemy and Magic
10. The Illuminations of Theurgy: Philosophy and Magic
11. The Label of ‘Magic’ in the Ancient Greco-Roman World
Bibliography
Index Locorum
Subject Index
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgments
Works Cited: Titles and Abbreviations
1. Drawing Down the Moon: Defining Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World
2. The World of Ancient Greco-Roman Magic
3. Curses for All Occasions: Malefic and Binding Magic
4. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered: Love Charms and Erotic Curses
5. Healing and Protective Magic: Defense against the Dark Arts
6. Relationships with the Divine: Prayer and Magic
7. Through a Glass Darkly: Divination and Magic
8. Mysteries of the Heavenly Spheres: Astrology and Magic
9. Transmutations of Quality: Alchemy and Magic
10. The Illuminations of Theurgy: Philosophy and Magic
11. The Label of ‘Magic’ in the Ancient Greco-Roman World
Bibliography
Index Locorum
Subject Index
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- Radcliffe G.
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