Overview

Between Magic and Religion represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term religion in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the seventeenth century. The title indicates the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic, highlighting the wide variety of meanings evoked by these shifting terms from ancient to modern times. The contributors put these meanings to the test, applying a wide range of methods in exploring the many varieties of available historical, archaeological, iconographical, and literary evidence. No reader will ever think of magic and religion the same way after reading through the findings presented in this book. Both terms emerge in a new light, with broader applications and deeper meanings.

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Author:   Sulochana Asirvatham ,  Corinne Pache ,  John Watrous ,  Ellen Bradshaw Aitken
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9780847699681

ISBN 10:   0847699684
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   13 November 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Part 4 Part I: Ancient Religion, Self and Other Part 5 A: Greeks and Others Chapter 6 Barbarian Bond: Thracian Bendis among the Athenians Chapter 7 Magic, Religion, and Syncretism at the Oracle of Claros Part 8 B: Roman Magic and Religion from Two Perspectives Chapter 9 Saving Water: Early Floods in the Forum Chapter 10 Magic, Dreams, and Ritual in the Iroquois Conversion Part 11 Part II: Man, Hero or God? Chapter 12 The Dynamics of Deification in Horace's Odes 1-3 Chapter 13 Olympias' Snake and Callisthenes' Stand: Religion and Politics in Plutarch's Life of Alexander Chapter 14 The Cult of Achilles in Philostratus' Heroikos: A Study in the Relation of Canon and Ritual Part 15 Part III: Religious Iconography in Late Antiquity Chapter 16 Coins Used as Amulets in Late Antiquity Chapter 17 A Reconsideration of Early Byzantine Marriage Rings Chapter 18 The Femme-aux-Serpents at Moissac: Luxuria (Lust) or a Bad Mother? Part 19 Bibliography Part 20 Index

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Many of the papers provide new insights into the topics they cover. Bmcr Well-produced, eclectic collection [that] offers tantalizing glimpses at significant works in progress-and in conversation-on the history, theory and rhetoric of 'religion' and 'magic'. Journal Of Hellenic Studies Essays...offer valuable windows into the intimate connection between religion and cultural identity. CHOICE

Author Information

Sulochana R. Asirvatham received her Ph.D. in Classics from Columbia University. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics and General Humanities at Montclair State Univeristy. Corinne Odine Pache received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. She is Assistant Professor of Classics at Yale University. John Watrous is a graduate student in the Classics department at Harvard University.

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