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Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World »
Authors: Matthew W. Dickie
ISBN-13: 9780415249829, ISBN-10: 0415249821
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: June 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Matthew W. Dickie
Book Synopsis
This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerers and sorceresses in the ancient world. It also addresses the question of their identity and social origins. The underside of Greek and Roman society-holy men and women, conjurors and wonder-workers, and the lives of prostitutes, procuresses, charioteers, and theatrical performers-is examined in full detail.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1 | The formation and nature of the Greek concept of magic | 18 |
| 2 | Sorcerers in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. | 47 |
| 3 | Sorceresses in the Athens of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. | 79 |
| 4 | Sorcerers in the Greek world of the Hellenistic period (300-1B.C.) | 96 |
| 5 | Magic as a distinctive category in Roman thought | 124 |
| 6 | Constraints on magicians in the Late Roman Republic and under the Empire | 142 |
| 7 | Sorcerers and sorceresses in Rome in the Middle and Late Republic and under the Early Empire | 162 |
| 8 | Witches and magicians in the provinces of the Roman Empire until the time of Constantine | 202 |
| 9 | Constraints of magicians under a Christian Empire | 251 |
| 10 | Sorcerers and sorceresses from Constantine to the end of the seventh century A.D. | 273 |
| Notes | 323 | |
| Bibliography | 365 | |
| Index | 375 |
Subjects
New Age & Spirituality
Witchcraft and Magic Magic Studies
New Age & Spirituality Witchcraft and Magic Magic, Practical
Witchcraft and Magic Magic StudiesNew Age & Spirituality
Witchcraft and Magic Magic, Practical
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