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Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts
Georg Luck
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Description for Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts
Paperback. ' Magic and witchcraft, the fear of daemons and ghosts, the wish to manipulate invisible powers-all of this was very much a part of their lives." Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 788.
Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the secrets of the universe, of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and sorcerers, magi and astrologers, in the Greek and Roman worlds. In this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new elements: ... Read more
Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the secrets of the universe, of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and sorcerers, magi and astrologers, in the Greek and Roman worlds. In this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new elements: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
788g
Number of Pages
568
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801883460
SKU
V9780801883460
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About Georg Luck
Georg Luck is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at the Johns Hopkins University. He has served as editor of American Journal of Philology and is the author of The Latin Love Elegy (Methuen, 1969) and others.
Reviews for Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts
This lengthy volume contains wide-ranging samples of material from literature, philosophy, and real-life practitioners of magic... There is immense food for thought here in many aspects of the field.
American Journal of Philology
A 'must' for mythology courses and the classical civilization curriculum!
Classical Outlook
An excellent work. It will rapidly and deservedly become one of ... Read more
American Journal of Philology
A 'must' for mythology courses and the classical civilization curriculum!
Classical Outlook
An excellent work. It will rapidly and deservedly become one of ... Read more