RT Article T1 Introduction JF Guide to the study of ancient magic SP 29 OP 35 A1 Frankfurter, David 1961- LA English YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/174434437X AB This chapter justifies the etic (theoretical) parameters of emic (indigenous/textual) discourses of ambiguous, unsanctioned, or illegitimate ritual before discussing comparatively the various preoccupations of such discourses in the ancient world, as analyzed in Part 2. SN 9789004390751 DO 10.1163/9789004390751_004