Trespassers Will Be Charmed on Sight: Nemesianus’s Eclogues as Apotropaic Magic
In this article, I present an interpretation of violent episodes in the pastoral poetry of the third-century Latin author, Nemesianus. Drawing on comparison to depictions of sexual violence on apotropaic amulets and art, I argue that Nemesianus intended his own poetry to showcase the apotropaic powe...
Subtitles: | Magic and Mischief: Texts and Practices in Philosophy, Theology, and the Sciences |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Religion & theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 30, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 337-356 |
Further subjects: | B
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B Grotesque B Nemesianus B Anthologies B Amulets B Sexual Violence |
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