GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF ANCIENT MAGIC - David Frankfurter (Editor) (Hardback, Brill, 2019)

GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF ANCIENT MAGIC - David Frankfurter (Editor) (Brill, 2019)

Academic Hardback. 784 pages. 

In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term "magic" and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph , this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated "magical" or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term "magic" might usefully pertain. The individual essays in this volume cover most of Mediterranean and Near Eastern antiquity, with essays by both established and emergent scholars of ancient religions.

A valuable resource for all students and practitioners of Graeco-Egyptian Magic, Theurgy and religio-magic practices of the ancient Mediterranean. 

Condition : Near Fine / Unread Copy. A very slight bump to top board corners otherwise as new throughout.