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Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World

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Availability:In StockContributor:John G. Gager (Editor)Publish date:1999-10-28Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780195134827ISBN-10:195134826UPC:9780195134827Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Magick Studies, Ancient, Christian Rituals & PracticeSize:8.22 x 5.50 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCQJ17JT3V

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World

In the ancient Greco-Roman world, it was common practice to curse or bind an enemy or rival by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. These curses or binding spells, commonly called defixiones were intended to bring other people under the power and control of those who commissioned them. More than a thousand such texts, written between the 5th Century B.C.E. and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press, USAISBN-13:9780195134827ISBN-10:195134826UPC:9780195134827Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Magick Studies, Ancient, Christian Rituals & PracticeSize:8.22 x 5.50 x 0.71 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCQJ17JT3V
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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