{"product_id":"magic-witchcraft-and-ghosts-in-the-greek-and-roman-worlds-a-sourcebook-paperback","title":"Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently, ancient magic has hit a high in popularity, both as an area of scholarly inquiry and as one of general, \u003cbr\u003epopular interest. In \u003cem\u003eMagic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e Daniel Ogden presents three hundred texts in new translations, along with brief but explicit commentaries. This is the first book in the field to unite extensive selections from both literary and documentary sources.\u003cbr\u003eAlongside descriptions of sorcerers, witches, and ghosts in the works of ancient writers, it reproduces curse tablets, spells from ancient magical recipe books, and inscriptions from magical amulets. Each translation is followed by a commentary that puts it in context within ancient culture and\u003cbr\u003econnects the passage to related passages in this volume. Authors include the well known (Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Virgil, Pliny) and the less familiar, and extend across the whole of Greco-Roman antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The second edition includes a new preface, an updated bibliography, and new source-passages, such as the earliest use of the word \"mage\" in Greek\" (fr. Aeschylus' \u003cem\u003ePersians\u003c\/em\u003e ), a werewolf tale (Aesop's \u003cem\u003eFables\u003c\/em\u003e), and excerpts from the most systematic account of ancient legislation against magic\u003cbr\u003e(\u003cem\u003eTheodosian Code\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Ogden\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eGreek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978821599533,"sku":"9780195385205","price":67.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/V3RHUEtHa1RKVEVpMTVOYnd3MzhqUT09.webp?v=1775810493","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/magic-witchcraft-and-ghosts-in-the-greek-and-roman-worlds-a-sourcebook-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}