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Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
Description
This is one in a series of six volumes which looks at the history of witchcraft and magic in Europe from the earliest times to the present day. This volume looks at Greece and Rome to late antiquity.
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LibraryThing member tole_lege
Like all the books in this series, very good, worth having and far too expensive. This is not a beginner's book, but rather assumes some knowledge of the field. Useful and worth having but supplement it with Graf, at the very least.
LibraryThing member ritaer
Four separate essays on magical acts and attitudes in Greece and Rome. Dry but well researched. Bibliography, index, in-text notes. Made especially difficult by difficulty of keeping names straight. Numbers of historical figures with similar or identical names. Probably valuable for specialists in
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Physical description
xvi, 395 p.; 23 cm
ISBN
0812217055 / 9780812217056
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