Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient WorldJohn G. Gager Oxford University Press, 28 de out. de 1999 - 296 páginas In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. These curses or binding spells, commonly called defixiones were intended to bring other people under the power and control of those who commissioned them. More than a thousand such texts, written between the 5th Century B.C.E. and the 5th Century C.E., have been discovered from North Africa to England, and from Syria to Spain. Extending into every aspect of ancient life--athletic and theatrical competitions, judicial proceedings, love affairs, business rivalries, and the recovery of stolen property--they shed light on a new dimension of classical study previously inaccessible. Here, for the first time, these texts have been translated into English with a substantial translator's introduction revealing the cultural, social, and historical context for the texts. This book will interest historians, classicists, scholars of religion, and those concerned with ancient magic. |
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... or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curse tablets and binding spells.
... or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curse tablets and binding spells.
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John G. Gager. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curse tablets and binding spells from the ancient world edited by John G. Gager. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-19-506226-4 ISBN 0-19-513482-6 (Pbk.) 1. Incantations. 2 ...
John G. Gager. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curse tablets and binding spells from the ancient world edited by John G. Gager. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-19-506226-4 ISBN 0-19-513482-6 (Pbk.) 1. Incantations. 2 ...
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... magic” and “religion” in Western culture. It seemed clear to us that ancient defixiones—curse tablets and binding spells inscribed normally on thin metal sheets—offered a unique body of data. They are largely unknown, as much to general ...
... magic” and “religion” in Western culture. It seemed clear to us that ancient defixiones—curse tablets and binding spells inscribed normally on thin metal sheets—offered a unique body of data. They are largely unknown, as much to general ...
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... tablets is made of lead or lead alloys.11 The preference for lead over other metals presents a complicated and revealing set of problems. First, analysis of the remarkable tablets ... curses and spells to the underworld. A tablet from the ...
... tablets is made of lead or lead alloys.11 The preference for lead over other metals presents a complicated and revealing set of problems. First, analysis of the remarkable tablets ... curses and spells to the underworld. A tablet from the ...
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... tablets may be taken as a measure of a new climate regarding the treatment of the effectiveness of ancient spells and curses. “Did the Bath tablets work?” he asks. And ... curse tablet and throw it into the sacred pool relieved the injured.
... tablets may be taken as a measure of a new climate regarding the treatment of the effectiveness of ancient spells and curses. “Did the Bath tablets work?” he asks. And ... curse tablet and throw it into the sacred pool relieved the injured.
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Legal and Political Disputes | 25 |
Businesses Shops and Taverns | 25 |
Pleas for Justice and Revenge | 25 |
Miscellaneous Tablets | 25 |
Antidotes and Counterspells | 25 |
Testimonies | 52 |
Glossary of Uncommon Words | 84 |
Index | 3 |
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ABRASAX Agora amulets ancient angels appears Aramaic Asia Minor Athenian Athens Attica Audollent Bibl binding spells bowl Cairo Geniza charaktêres Charias chariot Christian client common Context curse tablets D. R. Jordan daimones defixiones deity Demeter deposited discussion Egypt Egyptian ephesia grammata Faraone figures figurine Fluchtafeln formulas fourth century B.C.E. gave birth goddess gods grave Greece Greek term hands Hebrew Hekate Hermes holy horses IAÔ Incantations inscribed inscription invoke Jewish Kerameikos Latin Lead tablet measuring letters lines location not known Lord love spells Magic Magika mentioned nail names one’s original location Osiris palindrome papyri Peiraeus Persephone person Picatrix Preisendanz probably professional racing recipes reference ritual Roman Rome second century C.E. Sethian Side sixth century C.E. slaves soul spirits target third century C.E. Tomlin tongue translation trierarch underworld verb Versnel voces mysticae woman words Wortmann written Wünsch Ziebarth