Officina Magica: Essays on the Practice of Magic in Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9789004144590 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 320 str.

Shaul Shaked

Opis

This book of essays deals with magical phenomena in Mesopotamian, Zoroastrian, Greek and Jewish cultures. The topics discussed include Mesopotamian magic, its impact on the Aramaic magic bowls, Jewish magical literature, magical gems, Zoroastrian omens, and methods of research.