The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome
Author:   Valerie I. J. Flint ,  etc.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   Vol 2
ISBN:  

9780485891027


Pages:   356
Publication Date:   01 September 1998
Format:   Paperback
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The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome


Overview

This volume brings together new research into the place of witchcraft and magic in Greek and Roman culture and society. Topics covered include the practice of sorcery, the portrayal of witches and sorcerers in classical literature, and legal and philosophical attitudes to magic.>

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Author:   Valerie I. J. Flint ,  etc.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Volume:   Vol 2
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780485891027


ISBN 10:   0485891026
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   01 September 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Binding spells - curse tablets and voodoo dolls in the Greek and Roman worlds, Daniel Ogden; witches and sorcerers in classical literature, Georg Luck; imagining Greek and Roman magic, Richard Gordon; the demonization of magic and sorcery in late antiquity - Christian redefinitions of Pagan religions, Valerie Flint.

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Richard Gordon enlisted in the US Army in August 1940 for duty in the Phillippines. On April 11, 1942, he was captured by the Japanese and remained a prisoner until September 4, 1945, when his camp was liberated by the British and Americans.

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