LEADER 03964nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910812680903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612341960 010 $a9781282341968 010 $a1282341960 010 $a9780470696453 010 $a0470696451 010 $a9780470695722 010 $a0470695722 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687416 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000302133 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11214580 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302133 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10284191 035 $a(PQKB)11737112 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470492 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470492 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10297748 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234196 035 $a(OCoLC)609849423 035 $a(PPN)201604698 035 $a(Perlego)2770684 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687416 100 $a20070628d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMagic in the ancient Greek world /$fDerek Collins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2008 215 $axiv, 207 p 225 1 $aBlackwell ancient religions 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781405132398 311 08$a1405132396 311 08$a9781405132381 311 08$a1405132388 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [191]-197) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Magic in the Ancient Greek World -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Magic: What Is It and How Does It Work? -- Frazer and Tylor -- Malinowski -- Magic as Communication -- Lévy-Bruhl -- Evans-Pritchard -- Sympathetic Magic -- Magic and the Extended Person -- Magic and Analogy -- Beyond Frazer -- Tambiah and Persuasive Magic -- Conclusion -- 2 A Framework for Greek Magic -- Magic and the Gods -- Divinity and Nature -- The Hippocratics: Magic, Divination, and Epilepsy -- Plato and Greek Psychology -- Magic and Causality -- Greek Magicians -- Magoi -- Gorgias, Mageia and Go?teia -- Other Magical Terms -- Conclusion -- 3 Binding Magic and Erotic Figurines -- Binding the Gods -- Divine Agents -- 'Characters' -- Body Parts and Health -- Erotic Magic -- Figurines -- Er?tes -- 4 Homeric Incantations -- Pythagoras and Empedocles -- The Mechanics of Homeric Incantations -- Obstetrics and Gynecology -- Verse Combinations and the Power of Metaphor -- Intoxication, Choking, and Gout -- Incantations and Divination -- Neoplatonic Theurgy and Homer -- Conclusion -- 5 Magic in Greek and Roman Law -- Magic in Greek Law and Legal Imagination -- Trials for Erotic Magic -- Theoris, the Lemnian Witch -- Plato's Laws Against Magic -- Magic in Roman Law and Legal History -- The Twelve Tables -- The Lex Cornelia -- Magia and Maleficium: Magic and Witchcraft -- Apuleius the Magus -- The Opinions of Paulus and Later Law Codes -- Interpretationes Christianae -- The Medieval Inheritance -- 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aOriginal and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect? Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic Examines the central role of magic in Greek life. 410 0$aBlackwell ancient religions. 606 $aMagic, Greek 615 0$aMagic, Greek. 676 $a133.4/30938 700 $aCollins$b Derek$0605592 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812680903321 996 $aMagic in the Ancient Greek world$91121691 997 $aUNINA