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LUCK, G., - Arcana Mundi. Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds.
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| Schrijver: | LUCK, G., |
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| Titel: | Arcana Mundi. Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds. |
| ISBN: | 9780801883460 |
| Uitgever: | Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London, 2006. XVII,544p. Paperback. Front cover to fore edge as well as back cover to upper edge a little bit wrinkled. Else fine. |
| Bijzonderheid: | ‘George Luck for many years has maintained an active interest in magic in Greece and Rome (…). The present volume evolved from a class which he has been offering at Johns Hopkins since 1972, ‘Magic and Occult Science in Antiquity’. Profess... |
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| Meer info | so-mainline authors like Philostratus or Iamblichus, will appreciate his lucid introductions and notes. They will also find themselves surprised at the treasures to be gleaned from such writers who occupy the fringes of the classical literary tradition.’ (DAVID MARTINEZ in The Classical Journal, 1988/89, p.168). In this new edition Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eight century BCE through the fourth cantury CE. Througly revied, this volume offers several new elements: a comprehensive general introductuon, an epilogue discussing the persistence of ancient magic into the early Christian and Byzantine eras, and an appendix on the use of mind-altering substances in occult practics. Also added is an extensive glossary of Greek and Latin magial terms. |
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