Introduction
As an introduction and overview to “the Materials of Ancient Magic,” this chapter discusses the general nature of the corpora and artifacts historically used by scholars to substantiate a “magic.” Instructions for spells are not “magic” but ritual manuals with a variety of historical and religious c...
| Subtitles: | The materials of ancient magic |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
2019
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| In: |
Guide to the study of ancient magic
Year: 2019, Pages: 279-282 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | As an introduction and overview to “the Materials of Ancient Magic,” this chapter discusses the general nature of the corpora and artifacts historically used by scholars to substantiate a “magic.” Instructions for spells are not “magic” but ritual manuals with a variety of historical and religious contexts for their writing; amulets and defixiones also must be situated in particular places and circumstances; and apotropaic building materials (e.g.) belong to the habitus of creating social spaces. |
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| ISBN: | 9004390758 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Guide to the study of ancient magic
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004390751_013 |