Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 2: Ancient Greece and Rome
- ISBN-10
- 0812217055
- ISBN-13
- 9780812217056
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 395
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-10-14
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Authors
- Stuart Clark, Bengt Ankarloo
Description
Topics include binding spells, curse tablets, and the demonization of magic and sorcery by Christianity.
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Other editions
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- 2001-01-01
- 408 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Academic
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