Naomi Janowitz

Magic in the Roman World (eBook, ePUB)

Pagans, Jews and Christians

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Using in-depth examples of "magical" practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word "magic" was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Professor Janowitz shows that "magical" activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134633678
• Artikelnr.: 40464607

Autorenporträt

Naomi Janowitz is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California-Davis. She is the author of Poetics of Ascent (1989) and numerous articles on the religions of late antiquity.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Greco-Roman, Christian and Jewish Concepts of "Magic"
Chapter 2 Daimons and Angels and the World of Exorcism
Chapter 3 Ancient Rites for Gaining Lovers
Chapter 4 Using Natural Forces for Divine Goals
Chapter 5 Divine Power, Human Hands
Chapter 6 "Even the Decent Women Practice Witchcraft"
Chapter 7 Concluding Note