Between Magic and Religion - Interdisciplinary Studies in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and Society

Between Magic and Religion represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term "religion" in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the seventeenth century. The title indicates the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic, highlighting the wide variety of meanings evoked by these shifting terms from ancient to modern times. The contributors put these meanings to the test, applying a wide range of methods in exploring the many varieties of available historical, archaeological, iconographical, and literary evidence. No reader will ever think of magic and religion the same way after reading through the findings presented in this book. Both terms emerge in a new light, with broader applications and deeper meanings.

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Edited by Sulochana Asirvatham; Corinne Pache and John Watrous - Contributions by Ellen Bradshaw Aitken; Sulochana R. Asirvatham; Spencer Cole; Kate Blair-Dixon; Mary Margaret Fulghum; Prudence J. Jones; Amanda Luyster; Corinne Odine Pache; Zsuzsanna Várh

Summary

This study represents a radical rethinking of traditional distinctions involving the term "religion" in the ancient Greek world and beyond, through late antiquity to the 17th century, and promotes the fluidity of such concepts as religion and magic.

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• Assisted by: Sulochana Asirvatham (Editor), Sulochana R. Asirvatham (Editor), Corinne Pache (Editor), Corinne Odine Pache (Editor), Pache Corinne (Editor), John Watrous (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.2001
• EAN: 9780847699681
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9968-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches; Greek Studies: Interdisciplina; Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches; Greek Studies: Interdisciplina
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; 1500 bis heute, Kulturwissenschaften, Mittelmeer, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus, Andere Weltreligionen, Cultural Studies, Alte Religionen und Mythen, 500 bis 1000 nach Christus, RELIGION / Wicca, Alte Welt, RELIGION / Ancient, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Mediterranean Sea, c 1500 onwards to present day, Ancient World, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought, Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Ancient religions & mythologies, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Ancient religions and Mythologies