RT Book
T1 In blood and ashes: curse tablets and binding spells in Ancient Greece
A1 Lamont, Jessica L.
LA English
PP Oxford
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1853671371
AB In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice in the ancient Greek world (c. 750-250 BCE). Filled with new material and insights, the volume offers a fresh perspective on ancient Greek social history and religion, highlighting the importance of ritual in negotiating life's uncertainties.
AB Cover -- In Blood and Ashes -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Epigraphic Conventions -- Introduction: Magic and Curses in Ancient Greece -- PART ONE: The Beginnings of Greek Curse- Writing Rituals -- 1. Sicilian Beginnings -- 2. Why Western Sicily? -- PART TWO: The Early Spread of Curse Technologies, 500-250 bce -- 3. The Spread and Diversification of Curse Practice: Three Case Studies -- 4. Athenian Curse Practice -- PART THREE: Orality and Text: Curse Practice in the Realm of Binding Spells and Arai -- 5. In Blood and Ashes -- 6. Public Imprecations and Private Curse-​Writing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
NO Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
CN 133.44
SN 978-0-19-751780-2
K1 Incantations, Greek
K1 Alte Religionen und Mythen
K1 Ancient religions & mythologies
K1 Archaeology by period / region
K1 Archäologie einer Periode / Region
K1 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism
K1 Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
K1 General & world history
K1 Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte
K1 HISTORY / World
K1 REL114000
K1 Alte Welt
K1 Altes Griechenland
K1 Ancient Greece