Magika hiera
Subtitle: ancient Greek magic and religion
By: edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Dirk Obbink.
Contributors: Faraone, Christopher A.; Obbink, Dirk.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; gre
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Magic, Greek; Greece -- Religion
Other titles: Ancient Greek magic and religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-283) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The agonistic context of early Greek binding spells / Christopher A. Faraone; title: "Cursed be he that moves my bones" / J.H.M. Strubbe; title: Beyond cursing : the appeal to justice in judicial prayers / H.S. Versnel; title: Incantations and prayers for salvation on inscribed Greek amulets / Roy Kotansky; title: The pharmacology of sacred plants, herbs, and roots / John Scarborough; title: Dreams and divination in magical ritual / Samson Eitrem; title: Prayer in magical and religious ritual / Fritz Graf; title: The constraints of eros / John J. Winkler; title: Magic and mystery in the Greek magical papyri / Hans Dieter Betz; title: Nullum crimen sine lege : socioreligious sanctions on magic / C.R. Phillips III.