Greek and Roman Necromancy.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780691009049
Subjects: Spiritualism - General; History: World; History; Alternate Spirituality; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Archaeology and Ancient History; BCE to c 500 CE; Classics; Cultural studies; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Philosophy / Mind & Body; Social & cultural anthropology; Spirit communication & mediumship, spiritualism; Ancient - General; Magic, Greek; Magic, Roman
First sentence: THE prime site for necromancy and its conceptual home in the Greek and Roman worlds was the tomb, which served the living as the home of the ghost.