Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Biblical and Pagan Societies: v. 1

The oldest roots of the European concepts of witchcraft and magic lie in the Hebrew and other cultures of the ancient Near East and in the Celtic, Nordic and Germanic Societies of the North and West. The authors of this volume survey three crucial aspects of this earliest phase of development. These are the role of magical incantations and rituals against witchcraft in Mesopotamia in the last three millennia BC, the attitudes to witchcraft and magic in the Old Testament and in later Jewish tradition, and the beliefs and legends associated with trolldomor (witchcraft) in pre-Christian Scandanavia.

About the author

Frederick H. Cryer was formerly Project Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Initiative, Institute for Biblical Exegesis, University of Copenhagen.

Product details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2001
• EAN: 9780485891010
• ISBN: 978-0-485-89101-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 275 g
• Illustrations: black & white illustrations
• Series: The Athlone history of witchcraft & magic in Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought, Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought