Byzantine Magic (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & collection) - Hardcover

Maguire, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884022307 ISBN 13: 9780884022305

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Written by specialists in several disciplines, this volume explores the parameters and significance of magic in Byzantine society, from the fourth century to after the empire's fall. The authors address a wide variety of questions, some of which are common to all historical research into magic, and some of which are peculiar to the Byzantine context.

The authors reveal the scope, the forms, and the functioning of magic in Byzantine society, throwing light on a hitherto relatively little-known aspect of Byzantine culture, and, at the same time, expanding upon the contemporary debates concerning magic and its roles in pre-modern societies.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry Maguire teaches the history of art at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of Art and Eloquence in Byzantium (1994).

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0884022307
• ISBN 13: 9780884022305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196