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Autore |
Dickie Matthew W |
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Titolo |
Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World / / by Matthew W Dickie and Matthew W. Dickie |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003] |
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©2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-16430-X |
1-134-53337-3 |
1-280-02117-9 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (389 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Magic, Ancient |
Magic, Greek |
Magic, Roman |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The formation and nature of the Greek concept of magic; 2 Sorcerers in the fifth and fourth centuries BC; 3 Sorceresses in the Athens of the fifth and fourth centuries BC; 4 Sorcerers in the Greek world of the Hellenistic period (300-1BC); 5 Magic as a distinctive category in Roman thought; 6 Constraints on magicians in the Late Roman Republic and underthe Empire; 7 Sorcerers and sorceresses in Rome in the Middle and LateRepublic and under the Early Empire |
8 Witches and magicians in the provinces of the Roman Empireuntil the time of Constantine9 Constraints on magicians under a Christian Empire; 10 Sorcerers and sorceresses from Constantine to the end of theseventh century AD; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerors in the ancient world; it also addresses the question of their identity and social origins. The resulting investigation takes us to the underside of Greek and Roman society, into a world of wandering holy men and women, conjurors and wonder-workers, and into the lives of prostitutes, procuresses, charioteers and theatrical performers.This |
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