{"product_id":"naming-the-witch-9780231138376","title":"Naming the Witch","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimberly B. Stratton presents an innovative approach to understanding ancient depictions and accusations of magic as forms of discourse, examining their role in struggles to define legitimate power and authority. She traces “magic discourse” from Classical Greece to the Babylonian Talmud, illuminating powerful stereotypes of sorcery and witches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA scrupulous and highly innovative study of the phenomenon of \"magic\" in the ancient world... A significant contribution to the discussion... Recommendable to all readers. -- Thomas J. Kraus * Review of Biblical Literature *\u003cbr\u003eWide-ranging and engaging. . . . This book furthers our understanding of the discourse of magic in antiquity. * Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period *\u003cbr\u003eStratton’s analysis thus sheds light not only upon the ancient world but also upon a present in which the discourse of magic retains its currency in popular culture and religious rhetoric. . . . A most enlightening volume which will no doubt stimulate scholarly and popular conversation for many years to come. * Studies in Religion\/Sciences Religieuses *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaming the Witch\u003c\/i\u003e is a well argued, well constructed book that can be highly recommended. -- Patrick Maille * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of the most stimulating and intelligent of many studies of ancient magic in recent scholarship... -- Ian H. Henderson * Toronto Journal of Theology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e1. Magic, Discourse, and Ideology\u003cbr\u003e2. Barbarians, Magic, and Construction of the Other in Athens\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eMascula Libido\u003c\/i\u003e: Women, Sex, and Magic in Roman Rhetoric and Ideology\u003cbr\u003e4. My Miracle, Your Magic: Heresy, Authority, and Early Christianities\u003cbr\u003e5. Caution in the Kosher Kitchen: Magic, Identity, and Authority in Rabbinic Literature\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Some Thoughts on Gender, Magic, and Stereotyping\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400224743767,"sku":"9780231138376","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231138376.jpg?v=1730470112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/naming-the-witch-9780231138376","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}