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Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World
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Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

by Dickie, Matthew W

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  • Title Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World
  • Author Dickie, Matthew W
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used:Good
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 2002-12-19
  • Bookseller's Inventory # DADAX0415311292
  • ISBN 9780415311298 / 0415311292
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.14 x 1.2 in (23.83 x 15.60 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Ancient, Magic, Greek
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.430

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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.

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To devote the first chapter of a book on magicians in the Greek and Roman worlds to a discussion of the concept of magic with which the Greeks operated and which the Romans inherited from them requires explanation and justification.