Magic in the ancient Greek world [[electronic resource] /] / Derek Collins |
Autore | Collins Derek |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 207 p |
Disciplina | 133.4/30938 |
Collana | Blackwell ancient religions |
Soggetto topico | Magic, Greek |
ISBN |
1-282-34196-0
9786612341960 0-470-69645-1 0-470-69572-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144420203321 |
Collins Derek | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Magic in the ancient Greek world [[electronic resource] /] / Derek Collins |
Autore | Collins Derek |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 207 p |
Disciplina | 133.4/30938 |
Collana | Blackwell ancient religions |
Soggetto topico | Magic, Greek |
ISBN |
1-282-34196-0
9786612341960 0-470-69645-1 0-470-69572-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996441543103316 |
Collins Derek | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Magic in the ancient Greek world / / Derek Collins |
Autore | Collins Derek |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xiv, 207 p |
Disciplina | 133.4/30938 |
Collana | Blackwell ancient religions |
Soggetto topico | Magic, Greek |
ISBN |
1-282-34196-0
9786612341960 0-470-69645-1 0-470-69572-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- 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 Goēteia -- Other Magical Terms -- Conclusion -- 3 Binding Magic and Erotic Figurines -- Binding the Gods -- Divine Agents -- 'Characters' -- Body Parts and Health -- Erotic Magic -- Figurines -- Erōtes -- 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812680903321 |
Collins Derek | ||
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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