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Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts [Paperback]

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"An excellent translation of ancient texts on the subject, but it's a lot more than that. It's a glimpse into the minds of the everyday people of the times and what made them turn, what made them stop, what made them look over their shoulders." -- Courier-Gazette

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press (October 1, 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801825482
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801825484
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Settling on a precise definition of magic is not easy; so let me begin with a practical interpretation. Read the first page
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necromantic scene, cosmic sympathy, magical papyrus, good daemons, magic wheel, evil daemons, astrological doctrine, magical papyri, magical operations, great oracles, ancient concept, ancient astrology, curse tablets
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The Ancient Concept of Progress, New York, Old Testament, Middle Ages, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Clarendon Press, Vettius Valens, Asia Minor, Julius Caesar, Mount Oeta, The Lovers of Lies, Les Belles Lettres, New Testament, Roman Empire, Wisdom of Solomon, Aelius Aristides, Alexander the Great, Apollonius of Rhodes, Black Sea, Cambridge University Press, Christian Church, Cornell University Press, Hermes Trismegistus, Jesus the Magician, Milky Way
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