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Magika hiera : ancient Greek magic and religion

Author: Christopher A Faraone; Dirk Obbink
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st pbk. edView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher A Faraone; Dirk Obbink
ISBN: 0195111400 9780195111408
OCLC Number: 36585885
Description: xiii, 298 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The agonistic context of early Greek binding spells / Christopher A. Faraone --
"Cursed be he that moves my bones" / J.H.M. Strubbe --
Beyond cursing : the appeal to justice in judicial prayers / H.S. Versnel --
Incantations and prayers for salvation on inscribed Greek amulets / Roy Kotansky --
The pharmacology of sacred plants, herbs, and roots / John Scarborough --
Dreams and divination in magical ritual / Samson Eitrem --
Prayer in magical and religious ritual / Fritz Graf --
The constraints of eros / John J. Winkler --
Magic and mystery in the Greek magical papyri / Hans Dieter Betz --
Nullum crimen sine lege : socioreligious sanctions on magic / C.R. Phillips III.
Other Titles: Ancient Greek magic and religion
Responsibility: edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink.

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