Ancient Magic

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome

Auteur Philip Matyszak

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ISBN

9780500052075

Bindwijze

Hardcover

Taal

Engels

Auteur

Philip Matyszak

Uitgeverij

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Jaar van uitgifte

2019

Aantal pagina’s

208

Waar gaat het over?

Magic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies. Magic packed a cloud of water vapour with energy enough to destroy a house with one well-aimed thunderbolt. It was everyday magic, but it was still magical. Philip Matyszak takes readers into that world. He shows us how to make a love potion or cast a curse, how to talk to the dead and how to identify and protect oneself from evil spirits. He takes us to a world where gods, like humans, were creatures of space and time; where people could not just talk to spirits and deities, but could even themselves become divine; and where divine beings could fall from – or be promoted to – full godhood. Ancient Magic offers us a new way of understanding the role of magic, looking at its history in all of its classical forms. Drawing on a wide array of sources, from Greek dramas to curse tablets, and lavishly illustrated throughout, and packed with information, surprises, lore and learning, this book will offer an engaging and accessible way into the supernatural for all.

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