LEADER 03472cam 2200529 i 4500001 on1066188456 003 OCoLC 005 20200422111001.0 008 181203t20192019ne a b 001 0 eng 010 2018056074 020 9789004171572 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paper) 020 9004171576 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paper) 020 |z9789004390751 |qebook 035 (Sirsi) 99983683977 035 99983683977 035 (OCoLC)1066188456 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dYDX |dOCLCF |dERASA |dZWZ |dYDX |dOHX |dDDO |dOCLCO |dCHVBK |dOCLCO |dEYM |dUKMGB |dOCLCA |dEAU |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 050 00 BF1591 |b.G78 2019 082 00 133.4/3 |223 245 00 Guide to the study of ancient magic / |cedited by David Frankfurter. 246 30 Study of ancient magic 246 30 Ancient magic 264 1 Leiden ;Boston : |bBrill, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 xix, 797 pages : |billustrations (some color) ; |c25 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, 0927-7633 ; |vvolume 189 504 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 505 0 Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Cultural Constructions of Ambiguous, Unsanctioned, or Illegitimate Ritual -- Part 3. The Materials of Ancient Magic -- Part 4. Dimensions of a Category Magic. 520 8 "In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term "magic" and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated "magical" or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term "magic" might usefully pertain. The individual essays in this volume cover most of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity, with essays by both established and emergent scholars of ancient religions. In a burgeoning field of "magic studies" trying both to preserve and to justify critically the category itself, this volume brings new clarity and provocative insights. This will be an indispensable resource to all interested in magic in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, ancient Greece and Rome, Early Christianity and Judaism, Egypt through the Christian period, and also comparative and critical theory"-- |cPublisher's website. 650 0 Magic, Ancient |xHistory. |=^A299141 650 7 Magic, Ancient. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01005520 650 7 Antike. |2gnd 650 7 Magie. |2gnd 650 7 Magie |xHistoire. |2ram 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 Frankfurter, David, |d1961- |eeditor. |=^A403960 776 08 |iOnline version: |tGuide to the study of ancient magic |dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019 |z9789004390751 |w(DLC) 2019003062 830 0 Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; |vv. 189. |=^A518915 949 |i30372017363570 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s299.00 |tJoyner48 |uJSSC |zUSD 596 1 998 5249422