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Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world

Title
Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world / Matthew W. Dickie.
Author
Dickie, Matthew.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

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Description
viii, 380 p.; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index.
Contents
The formation and nature of the Greek concept of magic -- Sorcerers in the fifth and fourth centuries BC -- Sorceresses in the Athens of the fifth and fourth centuries BC -- Sorcerers in the Greek world of the Hellenistic period (300-1 BC) -- Magic as a distinctive category in Roman thought -- Constraints on magicians in the Late Roman Republic and under the Empire -- Sorcerers and sorceresses in Rome in the Middle and Late Republic and under the Early Empire -- Witches and magicians in the provinces of the Roman Empire until the time of Constantine -- Constraints on magicians under a Christian empire -- Sorcerers and sorceresses from Constantine to the end of the seventh century AD.
Call Number
JFE 04-1054
ISBN
0415249821
LCCN
2001019134
OCLC
45951576
Author
Dickie, Matthew.
Title
Magic and magicians in the Greco-Roman world / Matthew W. Dickie.
Imprint
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 04-1054
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