Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-31129-8
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 19th December 2002
- Pages: 392
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About the Book
This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerors in the ancient world; it also addresses the question of their identity and social origins. The resulting investigation takes us to the underside of Greek and Roman society, into a world of wandering holy men and women, conjurors and wonder-workers, and into the lives of prostitutes, procuresses, charioteers and theatrical performers.This fascinating reconstruction of the careers of witches and sorcerors allows us to see into previously inaccessible areas of Greco-Roman life. Compelling for both its detail and clarity, and with an extraordinarily revealing breadth of evidence employed, it will be an essential resource for anyone studying ancient magic.
Reviews
'Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World is the fruit of prodigious reading and profound scholarship, yet never bogs down to its own accumulation of facts. - Los Angeles Times'Dickie's volume will probably be the most exhaustive account of magic in the ancient world for some time to come.' - Classical Review