{"product_id":"magic-in-the-ancient-greek-world-isbn-9781405132381","title":"Magic in the Ancient Greek World","description":"Original and comprehensive, \u003ci\u003eMagic in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the central role of magic in Greek life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Acknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Magic: What Is It and How Does It Work?\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrazer and Tylor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalinowski.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic as Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLévy-Bruhl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvans-Pritchard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSympathetic Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic and the Extended Person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic and Analogy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Frazer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTambiah and Persuasive Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: A Framework for Greek Magic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic and the Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivinity and Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hippocratics: Magic, Divination, and Epilepsy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato and Greek Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic and Causality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Magicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagoi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGorgias, mageia and goēteia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Magical Terms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Binding Magic and Erotic Figurines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBinding the Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivine Agents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Characters’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody Parts and Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErotic Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigurines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErōtes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Homeric Incantations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePythagoras and Empedocles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mechanics of Homeric Incantations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObstetrics and Gynecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerse Combinations and the Power of Metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntoxication, Choking, and Gout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncantations and Divination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoplatonic Theurgy and Homer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Magic in Greek and Roman Law.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic in Greek Law and Legal Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrials for Erotic Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheoris, the Lemnian Witch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato’s Laws Against Magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic in Roman Law and Legal History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Twelve Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lex Cornelia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagia and Maleficium: Magic and Witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApuleius the Magus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Opinions of Paulus and Later Law Codes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretationes Christianae.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medieval Inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Award 2008\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Collins, associate professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan, and author of \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), seeks to introduce nonspecialists to areas of Greek magic, cover the highpoints of scholarly consensus, and offer new interpretative frameworks for understanding select Greek magical practices.” (\u003ci\u003eNew Testament Abstracts\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you want to understand how the Ancient Greeks practised and viewed the magical arts then this book is highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Cauldron\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Lots of interesting details, brilliant, clear chapters, great insights, and connections. There is a wealth of information and … fascinating little bits of trivia.” (\u003ci\u003eAbout.com\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is not simply a rehash of previously covered material. Collins covers a range of magical practices … .This book is an important new addition to studies of ancient magic. Present[s] the reader with a full context for any discussion of magical practices. Collins achieves this without becoming bogged down in a discussion of terminology … which can sometimes derail other studies. The focus on Greek magic centres the book with a clear methodology of always bringing the discussion back to the Greek origins of the magic in question.” (\u003ci\u003eRosetta Papers\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDerek Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. He has written extensively on Greek poetry and its performance, including \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). Collins has also published on Greek divination and magic, including articles on bird divination, the criminalization of magic in Athens, and the intellectual background to classical Greek magic.  \u003ci\u003eMagic in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative introduction to the practice of magic during the classical period. This book develops a framework for understanding the role of magic in Greek life. \u003cp\u003eThematically organized around detailed case studies of individual types of magic, this volume examines the use of spells, drugs, binding curses, figurines, and the specialists who offered them. Collins reveals how each of these magical practices worked and the cultural structures that allowed them to occur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginal and insightful, \u003ci\u003eMagic in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989551726821,"sku":"NP9781405132381","price":149.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405132381.jpg?v=1761784564","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/magic-in-the-ancient-greek-world-isbn-9781405132381","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}