Related Books

Ancient Magic: A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome
Language: en
Pages: 279
Authors: Philip Matyszak
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-20 - Publisher: Thames & Hudson

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An accessible historical exploration of the methods and motivations behind using magic in ancient Greece and Rome. In the ancient world, magic was everywhere. T
Ancient Magic
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Philip Matyszak
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-07-06 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Scent of Ancient Magic
Language: en
Pages: 239
Authors: Britta K. Ager
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-27 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Magic was a fundamental part of the Greco-Roman world. Curses, erotic spells, healing charms, divination, and other supernatural methods of trying to change the
Magic in the Ancient World
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Fritz Graf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ancient Greeks and Romans often turned to magic to achieve personal goals. Magical rites were seen as a route for direct access to the gods, for material gains
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: Daniel Ogden
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary mythic tradition and in ritual