In blood and ashes curse tablets and binding spells in ancient Greece Curse tablets and binding spells in ancient Greece Lamont, Jessica L. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu 2023 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xxvi, 404 pages) : illustrations, maps "From binding spells and incantations to curse-writing rituals, magic pervaded the ancient Greek world. In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750 to 250 bce, documenting the cultural pressures that drove the use of curse tablets, charms, spells, and other private rites. This book expands understandings of daily life in ancient communities, showing how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss, all while conjuring the gods and powers of the Underworld. Bringing together epigraphic, historical, literary, archaeological, and material evidence, this volume reads between traditional histories of Archaic, Classical, and early Hellenistic Greece, drawing out new voices and new narratives to consider: here are the cooks, tavern keepers, garland weavers, helmsmen, barbers, and other persons who often slip through the cracks of ancient history. The texts and objects presented here offer glimpses of public and private lives across many centuries, illuminating the interplay of ritual and conflict-management strategies among free and enslaved persons, men and women, pagans and Christians. Filled with new material and insights, this book offers a fresh perspective on ancient Greek social history and religion, highlighting the role of ritual in negotiating life's uncertainties"--Publisher's description. Cover -- In Blood and Ashes -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Epigraphic Conventions -- Introduction: Magic and Curses in Ancient Greece -- PART ONE: The Beginnings of Greek Curse- Writing Rituals -- 1. Sicilian Beginnings -- 2. Why Western Sicily? -- PART TWO: The Early Spread of Curse Technologies, 500-250 bce -- 3. The Spread and Diversification of Curse Practice: Three Case Studies -- 4. Athenian Curse Practice -- PART THREE: Orality and Text: Curse Practice in the Realm of Binding Spells and Arai -- 5. In Blood and Ashes -- 6. Public Imprecations and Private Curse-​Writing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Jessica L. Lamont. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-gr--- Incantations, Greek Blessing and cursing Greece History To 1500 Blessing and cursing Incantations, Greek Greece Mind, body, spirit Paranormal To 1500 fast BF1558 .L36 2023 133.4/4 In blood and ashes Lamont, Jessica L. New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2023] (DLC) 2022029978 (OCoLC)1346617822 9780197517802 0197517803 9780197517796 019751779X 9780197517819 0197517811 9780197517789 2022029979 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/46759 DLC 220810 20260318164729.8 in00005697541 eng