• Hi guest! As you can see, the new Wizard Forums has been revived, and we are glad to have you visiting our site! However, it would be really helpful, both to you and us, if you registered on our website! Registering allows you to see all posts, and make posts yourself, which would be great if you could share your knowledge and opinions with us! You could also make posts to ask questions!

Book – PDF Naomi Janowitz - Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians

Share a PDF of a book.
HoldAll

HoldAll

Librarian
Staff member
Librarian
Joined
Jul 3, 2023
Messages
3,307
Reaction score
13,689
Awards
15
71cBewjTqZL._SL1360_.jpg


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. Naomi 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.

Buy:
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top