Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World / / by Matthew W Dickie and Matthew W. Dickie

• Autore: Dickie Matthew W
• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2003]; ©2001
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (389 p.)
• Disciplina: 133.4/3/0938
• Soggetto topico: Magic, Ancient; Magic, Greek; Magic, Roman
• Persona (resp. second.): DickieMatthew W.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 fascinating reconstruction of the careers of witches and sorcerors allows us to see into previously inaccessible areas of Greco-Roman life. Compelling for both its detail and clarity, and with an extraordinarily revealing breadth of evidence employed, it will be an essential resource for anyone studying ancient magic.
• Titolo autorizzato: Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world
• ISBN: 0-203-16430-X; 1-134-53337-3; 1-280-02117-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823803203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II