Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds
Subtitle: A Collection of Ancient Texts
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 1, 1985
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780801825484
Subjects: World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Parapsychology - General; History: World; New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit; Rome; Ancient - General; History / Ancient / General; History; Civilization, Classical; Greece; Occultism; Sources
First sentence: Settling on a precise definition of magic is not easy; so let me begin with a practical interpretation.