Magika hiera [[electronic resource] ] : ancient Greek magic and religion / / edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784826303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0-19-770479-4; 1-280-52928-8; 0-19-802137-2; 0-19-535483-4; 1-4294-1571-1
• Edizione: [1st pbk. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): FaraoneChristopher A; ObbinkDirk
• Disciplina: 133.430938; 292.08
• Soggetti: Magic, Greek; Greece Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-283) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1 The Agonistic Context of Early Greek Binding Spells; 2 ""Cursed be he that moves my bones""; 3 Beyond Cursing: The Appeal to Justice in Judicial Prayers; 4 Incantations and Prayers for Salvation on Inscribed Greek Amulets; 5 The Pharmacology of Sacred Plants, Herbs, and Roots; 6 Dreams and Divination in Magical Ritual; 7 Prayer in Magical and Religious Ritual; 8 The Constraints of Eros; 9 Magic and Mystery in the Greek Magical Papyri; 10 Nullum Crimen sine Lege: Socioreligious Sanctions on Magic; Selected Bibliography of Greek Magic and Religion; Index of Greek WordsIndex of Latin Words; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection challenges the tendency among scholars of ancient Greece to see magical and religious ritual as mutually exclusive and to ignore "magical" practices in Greek religion. The contributors survey specific bodies of archaeological, epigraphical, and papyrological evidence formagical practices in the Greek world, and, in each case, ; determine whether the traditional dichotomy between magic and religion helps in any way to conceptualize the objective features of the evidence examined. Contributors include Christopher A. Faraone, J.H.M. Strubbe, H.S. Versnel, Roy Kotansky,John Scarbor; This collection of essays looks at an area of Greek religion traditionally called "magical practices". Focusing on the relationship between magical and religious ritual, it aims to remedy the tendency for neglect in this area.