Daughters of Hecate: Women and Magic in the Ancient World

by Kimberly B. Stratton

Book Overview

Daughters of Hecate unites for the first time research on the problem of gender and magic in three ancient Mediterranean societies: early Judaism, Christianity, and Graeco-Roman culture. The book illuminates the gendering of ancient magic by approaching the topic from three distinct disciplinary perspectives: literary stereotyping, the social application of magic discourse, and material culture.

The authors probe the foundations of, processes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195342712
• ISBN13: 9780195342710
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"