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Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Blackwell Ancient Religions) by Derek Collins (Repost)

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Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Blackwell Ancient Religions) by Derek Collins (Repost)

Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Blackwell Ancient Religions) by Derek Collins (Repost)
English | 2008 | ISBN: 1405132388 | 222 pages | PDF | 1.12 MB

Original 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

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Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Blackwell Ancient Religions) by Derek Collins (Repost)