2007, ISBN: 9780415392426

[PU: London ; New York : Routledge], XI, 220 p. Original softcover. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradi… More...

[PU: London ; New York : Routledge], XI, 220 p. Original softcover. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed, minimal staining on bottom edge, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht berieben, minimale Anschmutzung auf Fußschnitt, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - What god or demon was most likely to help you win a chariot race in ancient Antioch? The Ancients often turned to magic to achieve their goals. Angels and divinities could, with the right means, be summoned as interceptors in the corporal realm to magically bestow anything from material gains to love and spiritual satisfaction. This compelling and clear-sighted book focuses on the beliefs and practices that people used in late antique Syria and Palestine to bring supernatural powers to their aid. With new research using both archaeological and literary sources and blending classical, Jewish and Christian traditions from both regions, Silke Trzcionka examines a myriad of magical activities such as: Curses, spells and amulets; Accusations relating to chariot races, love, livelihood and career; Methods involved in protection, healing, possession and exorcism. With consideration for economic, political, religious and social factors, rituals of magic are defined through their social context as indivisible from the many factors which framed and influenced their use. Trzcionka applies theoretical models offered by sociological and anthropological studies, such as ideas on envy, limited good, honour and shame, to gain an illuminating contemporary insight into the various tenets of the period. A belief system emerges that intricately intertwines the supernatural and tangible worlds, and in which magic pervades and defines social reality. With a clarity and theoretical sophistication that will be useful to students and specialists of late antiquity, ancient magic, ancient religion and early Christianity, this book details a rich and nuanced belief system with the supernatural world at its core. - Silke Trzcionka is an Australian Research Council Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University. ISBN 9780415392426, DE, [SC: 4.50], gebraucht; sehr gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 338g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

2007, ISBN: 041539242X

[EAN: 9780415392426], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: London ; New York : Routledge], XI, 220 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Jo… More...

[EAN: 9780415392426], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: London ; New York : Routledge], XI, 220 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed, minimal staining on bottom edge, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht berieben, minimale Anschmutzung auf Fußschnitt, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - What god or demon was most likely to help you win a chariot race in ancient Antioch? The Ancients often turned to magic to achieve their goals. Angels and divinities could, with the right means, be summoned as interceptors in the corporal realm to magically bestow anything from material gains to love and spiritual satisfaction. This compelling and clear-sighted book focuses on the beliefs and practices that people used in late antique Syria and Palestine to bring supernatural powers to their aid. With new research using both archaeological and literary sources and blending classical, Jewish and Christian traditions from both regions, Silke Trzcionka examines a myriad of magical activities such as: Curses, spells and amulets; Accusations relating to chariot races, love, livelihood and career; Methods involved in protection, healing, possession and exorcism. With consideration for economic, political, religious and social factors, rituals of magic are defined through their social context as indivisible from the many factors which framed and influenced their use. Trzcionka applies theoretical models offered by sociological and anthropological studies, such as ideas on envy, limited good, honour and shame, to gain an illuminating contemporary insight into the various tenets of the period. A belief system emerges that intricately intertwines the supernatural and tangible worlds, and in which magic pervades and defines social reality. With a clarity and theoretical sophistication that will be useful to students and specialists of late antiquity, ancient magic, ancient religion and early Christianity, this book details a rich and nuanced belief system with the supernatural world at its core. - Silke Trzcionka is an Australian Research Council Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University. ISBN 9780415392426 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 338, Books<