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- catalog abstract "Ancient Greeks and Romans often turned to magic to achieve personal goals. Magical rites were seen as a route for direct access to the gods, for material gains as well as spiritual satisfaction. In this survey of magical beliefs and practices from the sixth century B.C.E. through late antiquity, Fritz Graf sheds new light on ancient religion. Graf explores the important types of magic in Greco-Roman antiquity, describing rites and explaining the theory behind them. And he characterizes the ancient magician: his training and initiation, social status, and presumed connections with the divine world. With trenchant analysis of underlying conceptions and vivid account of illustrative cases, Graf gives a full picture of the practice of magic and its implications. He concludes with an evaluation of the relation of magic to religion.".
- catalog alternative "Magie dans l'antiquité gréco-romaine. English".
- catalog contributor b10398790.
- catalog coverage "Rome Religious life and customs.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Ancient Greeks and Romans often turned to magic to achieve personal goals. Magical rites were seen as a route for direct access to the gods, for material gains as well as spiritual satisfaction. In this survey of magical beliefs and practices from the sixth century B.C.E. through late antiquity, Fritz Graf sheds new light on ancient religion. Graf explores the important types of magic in Greco-Roman antiquity, describing rites and explaining the theory behind them. And he characterizes the ancient magician: his training and initiation, social status, and presumed connections with the divine world. With trenchant analysis of underlying conceptions and vivid account of illustrative cases, Graf gives a full picture of the practice of magic and its implications. He concludes with an evaluation of the relation of magic to religion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-307) and index.".
- catalog description "Naming the sorcerer -- Portrait of the magician, seen from the outside -- How to become a magician: the rites of initiation -- Curse tablets and voodoo dolls -- Literary representation of magic -- Words and acts.".
- catalog extent "313 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Magic in the ancient world.".
- catalog identifier "0674541510 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0674541537 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Magic in the ancient world.".
- catalog isPartOf "Revealing antiquity ; 10".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Magic in the ancient world.".
- catalog spatial "Rome Religious life and customs.".
- catalog subject "133.4/3/093 21".
- catalog subject "BF1591 .G7213 1997".
- catalog subject "Magic, Ancient.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Naming the sorcerer -- Portrait of the magician, seen from the outside -- How to become a magician: the rites of initiation -- Curse tablets and voodoo dolls -- Literary representation of magic -- Words and acts.".
- catalog title "Magic in the ancient world / Fritz Graf ; translated by Franklin Philip.".
- catalog title "Magie dans l'antiquité gréco-romaine. English".
- catalog type "text".