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Magic in the Ancient Greek World

ISBN: 978-1-4051-3239-8
Paperback
224 pages
March 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world
  • Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect?
  • Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic
  • Examines the central role of magic in Greek life

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