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Magic in the Ancient Greek World (Blackwell Ancient Religions)
Magic in the Ancient Greek World - Blackwell Ancient Religions Author:Derek Collins Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. —
Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world —
Uncovers how magic... more » 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