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Beskrivning
This volume brings together new research into the place of witchcraft and magic in Greek and Roman culture and society. Topics covered include the practice of sorcery, the portrayal of witches and sorcerers in classical literature, and legal and philosophical attitudes to magic.
Richard Gordon enlisted in the US Army in August 1940 for duty in the Phillippines. On April 11, 1942, he was captured by the Japanese and remained a prisoner until September 4, 1945, when his camp was liberated by the British and Americans.
Innehållsförteckning
Binding spells - curse tablets and voodoo dolls in the Greek and Roman worlds, Daniel Ogden; witches and sorcerers in classical literature, Georg Luck; imagining Greek and Roman magic, Richard Gordon; the demonization of magic and sorcery in late antiquity - Christian redefinitions of Pagan religions, Valerie Flint.
