| Description |
1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- In Blood and Ashes -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Epigraphic Conventions -- Introduction: Magic and Curses in Ancient Greece -- PART ONE: The Beginnings of Greek Curse- Writing Rituals -- 1. Sicilian Beginnings -- 2. Why Western Sicily? -- PART TWO: The Early Spread of Curse Technologies, 500-250 bce -- 3. The Spread and Diversification of Curse Practice: Three Case Studies -- 4. Athenian Curse Practice -- PART THREE: Orality and Text: Curse Practice in the Realm of Binding Spells and Arai |
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5. In Blood and Ashes -- 6. Public Imprecations and Private Curse-​Writing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice in the ancient Greek world (c. 750-250 BCE). Filled with new material and insights, the volume offers a fresh perspective on ancient Greek social history and religion, highlighting the importance of ritual in negotiating life's uncertainties |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Incantations, Greek.
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Incantations, Greek
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197517802 |
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0197517803 |
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