In blood and ashes: curse tablets and binding spells in Ancient Greece
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, highlightin...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Curse table
/ Incantation
/ History 750 BC-250 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Incantations, Greek
B General & world history B Region / Archäologie einer Periode B Ancient religions & mythologies B REL114000 B Alte Welt B Alte Religionen und Mythen B Archaeology by period / region B Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism B Classical Greek & Roman archaeology B Ancient Greece B Altes Griechenland B World / HISTORY |
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| 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. 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 -- 5. In Blood and Ashes -- 6. Public Imprecations and Private Curse-Writing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197517803 |