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Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians (Religion in the First Christian Centuries)
Magic in the Roman World Pagans Jews and Christians - Religion in the First Christian Centuries
Author: Naomi Janowitz
Using in-depth examples of "magical" practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Professor Janowitz sho...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415202060
ISBN-10: 041520206X
Publication Date: 7/25/2001
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback
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