Magic in the Roman world : pagans, Jews, and Christians / Naomi Janowitz.
A lively volume exploring the use and abuse of the word 'magic' in late antique texts.
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2001.
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| Series: | Religion in the first Christian centuries.
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Greco-Roman, Christian and Jewish concepts of ̃magic̃; Daimons and angels and the world of exorcism; Ancient rites for gaining lovers; Using natural forces for divine goals: Maria the Jewess and early alchemy; Divine power, human hands: becoming gods in the first centuries; ̃Even the decent women practice witchcraft̃: magic and gender in late antiquity; Concluding note: the legacy of the first centuries; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes.