Magic in the Roman World

English

Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries Ser.

ISBN: 0203457641

EAN: 9780203457641

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit / Magick Studies/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Routledge

Release Date: 06/21/2001

Synopsis: Using in-depth examples of "magical" practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word "magic" was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Professor Janowitz shows that "magical" activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.

Magic in the Roman World

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - PDF