Magical Practice in the Latin West: Papers from the International Conference Held at the University of Zaragoza, 30 Sept. - 1st Oct. 2005

by R. Gordon

How different was the practice of magic in the Latin West from that of the eastern Mediterranean basin? Was it just derivative from Greek practice, or did it have its own originality? The recent discovery of important new curse-tablets in Mainz and in the Fountain of Anna Perenna at Rome has made the question newly topical. This volume contains the first commented editions in English of most of these new texts as well as major surveys of new prayers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004283188
• ISBN13: 9789004283183
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 732 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"