Matthew Dickie, “Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World”
Routledge | 2002-09-30 | ISBN: 0415311292 | 392 pages | PDF | 1,8 MB
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.
Dickie has patiently collected information from sources that the rest of us have missed; paired with more familiar materials, this makes his book, which focuses on the people who practiced magic from the fifth century B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E., the most complete survey of his topic that we could hope for. It will serve as an important research tool for many years..
–Sarah Iles Johnston, Ohio State University
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