Fluch und Gebet: Magische Manipulation versus religiöses Flehen? [German]

by H.S. Versnel

This study touches on the vexed issue concerning the relationship of magic and religion, a problem that, despite all claims to the contrary, stubbornly resists losing interest and import. A close reading of ancient Geek and Latin curses written on lead tablets reveals a never fully explored demarcation in terms of legitimacy and illegitimacy between two types. Binding curses (defixiones), on the one hand, were meant to ‛bind' ‒ that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3110226359
• ISBN13: 9783110226355
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary