Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome - Hardcover

Watson, Prof Lindsay C.

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A much-needed innovative new survey of ancient magic focusing on the malignant practice of magic rather than focusing on abstract theory

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Lindsay C. Watson is Honorary Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney, Australia.

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Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Sprache: Englisch
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