Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world / / Matthew W. Dickie
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| Autore: |
Dickie Matthew
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| Titolo: |
Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world / / Matthew W. Dickie
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001 |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 133.4/3/0938 |
| Soggetto topico: | Magic, Ancient |
| Magic, Greek | |
| Magic, Roman | |
| 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 |
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