{"product_id":"magic-and-magicians-in-the-grecoroman-world-9780415311298","title":"Magic and Magicians in the GrecoRoman World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerors and sorceresses in the ancient world. Compelling and revealing in the breadth of evidence employed this will be an essential resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is the fruit of prodigious reading and profound scholarship, yet never bogs down to its own accumulation of facts.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An outstanding book that combines impressive scholarship with clarity and accessibility, and belongs at once in the collection of specialists and on undergraduate reading lists, perhaps even as a prescribed textbook.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eClassical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a detailed and well-presented account of the development of the concept of magic in the Greek world and a thorough discussion of the activities of those who claimed to be ... magicians.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJACT Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A reliable and comprehensive review of all the well-known sources.' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is the fruit of prodigious reading and profound scholarship, yet never bogs down to its own accumulation of facts.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An outstanding book that combines impressive scholarship with clarity and accessibility, and belongs at once in the collection of specialists and on undergraduate reading lists, perhaps even as a prescribed textbook.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eClassical Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1 The formation and nature of the Greek concept of magic 2 Sorcerers in the fifth and fourth centuries BC 3 Sorceresses in the Athens of the fifth and fourth centuries BC 4 Sorcerers in the Greek world of the Hellenistic period (300–1BC) 5 Magic as a distinctive category in Roman thought 6 Constraints on magicians in the Late Roman Republic and under the Empire 7 Sorcerers and sorceresses in Rome in the Middle and Late Republic and under the Early Empire 8 Witches and magicians in the provinces of the Roman Empire until the time of Constantine 9 Constraints on magicians under a Christian Empire 10 Sorcerers and sorceresses from Constantine to the end of the seventh century AD","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018129899863,"sku":"9780415311298","price":50.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415311298.jpg?v=1750775738","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/magic-and-magicians-in-the-grecoroman-world-9780415311298","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}