The Greco-Egyptian Magical Formularies: Libraries, Books, and Individual Recipes

by Sofía Torallas Tovar, Christopher Faraone, Christopher A. Faraone

In Greco-Roman Egypt, recipes for magical undertaking, called magical formularies, commonly existed for love potions, curses, attempts to best business rivals--many of the same challenges that modern people might face. In The Greco-Egyptian Magical Formularies: Libraries, Books, and Individual Recipes, volume editors Christopher Faraone and Sofia Torallas Tovar present a series of essays by scholars involved in a multiyear project...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472133276
• ISBN13: 9780472133277
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"