Greek and Roman Necromancy

by Daniel Ogden

Book Overview

In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy--the consultation of the dead for divination. People could seek knowledge from the dead by sleeping on tombs, visiting oracles, and attempting to reanimate corpses and skulls. Ranging over many of the lands in which Greek and Roman civilizations flourished, including Egypt, from the Greek archaic period through the late Roman empire, this book is the first comprehensive survey of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691119686
• ISBN13: 9780691119687
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"