The Sanctuary of Isis and Mater Magna
Author: Marion Witteyer
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13:
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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore
Author: Ronald S. Stroud
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Published: 2013-09-30
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1621390136
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth, 1961-1975, produced more than 170 inscribed objects of stone, bronze, bone, lead weights, pottery (graffiti and dipinti), clay pinakes, magical lead tablets, and in a mosaic. In this new Corinth volume, Ron Stroud presents all of these inscriptions, and he relates them to an overall interpretation of the activities, secular and religious, attested in this shrine during its long period of use from the 7th century B.C. until the end of the 4th century A.D. Where possible, Stroud also draws out their implications for and contribution to the history of ancient Corinth, the worship of the goddesses Demeter and Kore, and the practice of magic-especially in the Roman period. This is the final publication of the inscribed objects from the sanctuary, excluding loomweights and stamped amphora handles, which will be included in a later publication.
Magical Practice in the Latin West
Author: Richard Lindsay Gordon
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 737
ISBN-13: 9004179046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost studies of Graeco-Roman magic focus on the Greek texts. Stimulated by important recent finds of Latin curse-tablets, this collection of essays for the first time tries to define the nature and extent of the originality of magical practice in the Latin West
Materia Magica
Author: Andrew Wilburn
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 0472117793
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMateria Magica approaches magic as a material endeavor, in which spoken spells, ritual actions, and physical objects all played vital roles in the performance of a rite. Through case studies drawing on objects excavated or discovered in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century at three Mediterranean sites, Andrew T. Wilburn identifies previously unknown forms of magic. He discovers evidence of the practice of magic in objects of ancient daily life, suggesting that individuals frequently turned to magic, particularly in times of crises. Studying the remains of spells enacted by practitioners, Wilburn examines the material remains of magical practice by identifying and placing them within their archaeological contexts. His method of connecting an analysis of the texts and inscriptions found on artifacts of magic with a close consideration of the physical form of these objects illuminates an exciting path toward new discoveries in the field.
Romanising Oriental Gods
Author: Jaime Alvar Ezquerra
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 9004132937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe traditional grand narrative correlating the decline of Graeco-Roman religion with the rise of Christianity has been under pressure for three decades. This book argues that the alternative accounts now emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and Attis, Isis and Serapis, and Mithras. Although their differences are plain, these cults present sufficient common features to justify their being taken typologically as a group. All were selective adaptations of much older cults of the Fertile Crescent. It was their relative sophistication, their combination of the imaginative power of unfamiliar myth with distinctive ritual performance and ethical seriousness, that enabled them both to focus and to articulate a sense of the autonomy of religion from the socio-political order, a sense they shared with Early Christianity. The notion of 'mystery' was central to their ability to navigate the Weberian shift from ritualist to ethical salvation.
Ancient Christians and the Power of Curses
Author: Laura Salah Nasrallah
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2024-05-31
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 100940573X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book shows how Ancient Christians both used curses and criticized them in ancient Mediterranean religion and society.
Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts
Author: Filippo Carlà-Uhink
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-04-23
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1472527380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo what extent did mythological figures such as Circe and Medea influence the representation of the powerful 'oriental' enchantress in modern Western art? What role did the ancient gods and heroes play in the construction of the imaginary worlds of the modern fantasy genre? What is the role of undead creatures like zombies and vampires in mythological films? Looking across the millennia, from the distrust of ancient magic and oriental cults, which threatened the new-born Christian religion, to the revival and adaptation of ancient myths and religion in the arts centuries later, this book offers an original analysis of the reception of ancient magic and the supernatural, across a wide variety of different media – from comics to film, from painting to opera. Working in a variety of fields across the globe, the authors of these essays deconstruct certain scholarly traditions by proposing original interdisciplinary approaches and collaborations, showing to what extent the visual and performing arts of different periods interlink and shape cultural and social identities.
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Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 2002
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGroup Identity and Religious Individuality in Late Antiquity
Author: Eric Rebillard
Publisher: CUA Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0813227437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo understand the past, we necessarily group people together and, consequently, frequently assume that all of its members share the same attributes. In this ground-breaking volume, Eric Rebillard and Jörg Rüpke bring renowned scholars together to challenge this norm by seeking to rediscover the individual and to explore the dynamics between individuals and the groups to which they belong.
Mystery Cults in Visual Representation in Graeco-Roman Antiquity
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-10-26
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9004440143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book fills a gap in the study of mystery cults in Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Focusing on the visual language surrounding these cults, it aims to understand how images depict mysteries in different cults: Dionysus, Mithras, Mother of the Gods, and Isiac cults.
