Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World 9780691230214, 9780691156934, 9780691186092, 0691230218

Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World 069115693X, 9780691156934

An unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and R

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Magic in the Ancient Greek World 9780470695722, 0470695722

Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the

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Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) 9004116761, 9789004116764

This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient wo

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World of Ancient Magic 8291626154, 9788291626154

335 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. CONTENTS : Samson Eitrem -- on the threshold of antiquity / KNUT KLEVE -- Magic: Reco

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Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World 9780231510967

Kimberly B. Stratton investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the

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Dark Moon Magic 9781633537934, 2018940704

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Astrology, Science and Culture: Pulling Down the Moon 9781474214353, 9781859736821

Mainstream science has long dismissed astrology as a form of primitive superstition, despite or perhaps even because of

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Ghost-Magic: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World [1 ed.] 1847250335, 9781847250339

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In the Shadow of the Moon: The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses 9780300227574

In anticipation of solar eclipses visible in 2017 and 2024, an exploration of the scientific and cultural significance o

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Travel in the Ancient World

The only book of its kind in any language, Travel in the Ancient World offers a lively, comprehensive history of ancient

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