The Transmission of Magical Knowledge in the Graeco-Roman World
The Transmission of Magical Knowledge in the Graeco-Roman World
Richard L. Gordon is one of the most influential scholars working in the field of ancient magic over the last two decades.Within the eighteen essays collected in this volume, a diverse group of historians, epigraphers and papyrologists pay tribute to his work by elucidating the transmission of magical knowledge in the Graeco-Roman world, starting with its earliest origins and stretching to Late Antiquity and beyond.
Under this general umbrella, contributors explore a series of central questions, such as the evolution and transmission of these rituals through formularies and different magical artefacts (curse tablets, magical figurines and amulets) as well as the agents involved in these rituals. The volume concludes with an interview with the honorand that sheds light on his extraordinary career.
| Series | Potsdamer altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge |
|---|---|
| Volume | 89 |
| ISBN | 978-3-515-13212-1 |
| Media type | Book - Hardcover |
| Edition number | 1. |
| Copyright year | 2027 |
| Publisher | Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH |
| Length | 338 pages |
| Illustrations | 22 b/w figs., 19 col. figs., 1 b/w tables |
| Size | 17.0 x 24.0 cm |
| Language | English |
