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Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians Hardback - 2001

by Naomi Janowitz

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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. Naomi 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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The origin of our term "magic" is filled with irony and imagination.

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  • Title Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians
  • Author Naomi Janowitz
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Publication date 2001-06-21
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780415202060 / 041520206X
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
    • Topical: New Age
  • Category New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Ancient, Rites and ceremonies - Rome
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00066491
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.430

About the author

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.

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