Drawing down the moon : magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world /
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Works Cited: Titles and Abbreviations; 1 DRAWING DOWN THE MOON: DEFINING MAGIC IN THE ANCIENT GRECO-ROMAN WORLD; Introduction; Defining Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World; Drawing Down the Moon; Conclusions: An Overview; 2 THE WORLD OF ANCIENT GRECO-ROMAN MAGIC; The Ancient Greco-Roman World; The Nature of Ritual; Conclusions; 3 CURSES FOR ALL OCCASIONS MALEFIC AND BINDING MAGIC; What Are Curse Tablets?; Where and When Were Curse Tablets Deposited?; Why Did People Make Curse Tablets?; How Did Curse Tablets Work?
- Conclusions4 BEWITCHED, BOTHERED, BEWILDERED LOVE CHARMS AND EROTIC CURSES; Introduction; What Is the Evidence for Erotic Magic?; Why Practice Erotic Magic?; How Does Erotic Magic Work?; Who Performed Erotic Magic?; Conclusions; 5 HEALING AND PROTECTIVE MAGIC DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS; Introduction; What Kinds of Protective and Healing Magics Are Found?; Why Employ Protective Magics?; How Do Amulets and Other Protective and Healing Magics Work?; Conclusions; 6 RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DIVINE PRAYER AND MAGIC; Introduction: The Problem of Magical Prayer and sacrifice; Mechanics of Prayer
- The Form of the PrayerGifts for the Gods; Prayer and Sacrifice: Magic or Religion?; Conclusions; 7 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY DIVINATION AND MAGIC; Introduction: Divination and Magic; Why Use Divination?; How Does Divination Work?; What Are the Varieties of Divination?; Technical Divination: Reading the Divine Signs; Natural Divination: Interpersonal Communication with the Divine; Who Performs Divination?; Conclusions: Divination and Magic; 8 MYSTERIES OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES ASTROLOGY AND MAGIC; Introduction: The Magic of the Astrological System; What: The Sources of Evidence for Astrology
- Who: Astrology in PracticeHow: Theories of Celestial Influence; How: The Mechanics of Astrological Divination; Why: Astrology and Risk Management; Conclusions: Magic and Astrology; 9 TRANSMUTATIONS OF QUALITY ALCHEMY AND MAGIC; Introduction: The Nature of Alchemy; What: The Sources of Evidence for Alchemy; How: Cosmology and Alchemy; Why: The Alchemical Perfection of Matter; Where and When: The Practice of Alchemy; Conclusions: Alchemy as Magic, Science, or Religion; 10 THE ILLUMINATIONS OF THEURGY PHILOSOPHY AND MAGIC; Who: Theurgy among the Elite; How: Philosophical Accounts of Theurgy
- What: The Evidence for TheurgyWhen: Choosing the Propitious Times; Why: The Purpose of Theurgic Rituals; Conclusions: Theurgy as Magic or Religion or Philosophy; 11 THE LABEL OF 'MAGIC' IN THE ANCIENT GRECO-ROMAN WORLD; Other-Labeling: Accusations of Magic; Self-Labeling of Magic; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index Locorum; Subject Index