| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
New texts from ancient cultures |
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New texts from ancient cultures.
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| Contents |
Finding Magic in the Archaeological Record -- Materia Magica -- Identifying the Remains of Magic in the Village of Karanis -- Practitioners and Craft at Amathous, Cyprus -- Three Curses from Empúries and Their Social Implications -- The Archaeology of Magic -- Appendix 1 : The Excavations at Karanis -- Appendix 2 : Bones from Karanis Areas 262 and 265 |
| Summary |
Through three case studies, this book identifies specific forms of magic that may be otherwise unknown. It isolates the practitioners of magic and examines whether magic could be used as a form of countercultural resistance. The author discovers magic in the objects of ancient daily life, suggesting that individuals frequently turned to magic, particularly in crises. Local forms of magic may have differed, and the author proposes that the only way we can find small-town sorcerers is through careful examination of the archaeological evidence. The author develops a method for identifying and interpreting the material remains of magical practice by assessing artifacts within their archaeological contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Magic, Ancient -- History
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Magic, Roman -- History
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Magic -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
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Magic -- Cyprus -- History -- To 1500
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Magic -- Spain -- History -- To 1500
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Magick Studies.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Witchcraft & Wicca.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Classical antiquities
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Magic
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Magic, Ancient
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Magic, Roman
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- Antiquities, Roman.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041264
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Cyprus -- Antiquities, Roman
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Spain -- Antiquities, Roman.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126029
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| Subject |
Cyprus
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Egypt
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Spain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780472028689 |
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0472028685 |
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1299608973 |
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9781299608979 |
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