Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World - Softcover

Dickie, Matthew W.; Dickie, Matthew W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415311292 ISBN 13: 9780415311298

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World This study assembles the evidence for the existence of sorcerers in the ancient world. It also addresses the question of their identity and social origins. Full description

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'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

'An outstanding book that combines impressive scholarship with clarity and accessibility, and belongs at once in the collection of specialists and on undergraduate reading lists, perhaps even as a prescribed textbook.' - Classical Review

Synopsis:

This study assembles the evidence for the existence of sorcerors in the ancient world, as well as addressing 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 reconstruction of the careers of witches and sorcerors allows us to see into these obscure areas of Greco-Roman life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415311292
• ISBN 13: 9780415311298
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392