Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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G 2020/3257
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 474 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Drawing down the moon : defining magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world -- The world of ancient Greco-Roman magic -- Curses for all occasions : malefic and binding magic -- Bewitched, bothered, bewildered : love charms and erotic curses -- Healing and protective magic : defense against the dark arts...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
What did magic mean to the people of ancient Greece and Rome? How did Greeks and Romans not only imagine what magic could do, but also use it to try to influence the world around them? In Drawing Down the Moon, Radcliffe Edmonds, one of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world, provides the most comprehensive acc...
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Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world / Radcliffe G. Edmonds III.
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Includes bibliographical references (419-443) and indexes.
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©2019
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G 2020/3257
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74VKamd2NxEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKamd2NxEZ
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ISBN
9780691156934
DDC
930
MMS ID
991024332015902626
