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Though the centre of gravity of "Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World", edited by P. Mirecki and M. Meyer, is the Greco-Roman world, the collection also includes essays on rituals and magic in the ancient Near East, in Judaism, and in Coptic and Islamic Egypt. There is also a section of m...

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Published inThe Classical Review Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 443 - 445
Main Author Thomassen, Einar
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2004
Oxford University Press
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Summary:Though the centre of gravity of "Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World", edited by P. Mirecki and M. Meyer, is the Greco-Roman world, the collection also includes essays on rituals and magic in the ancient Near East, in Judaism, and in Coptic and Islamic Egypt. There is also a section of more theoretically oriented essays.
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MireckiP., MeyerM. (edd.): Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World. (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 141.) Pp. xvii + 468, ills. Leiden, Boston, and Cologne: Brill, 2002. Cased, €161/US$187. ISBN: 90-04-11676-1.
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ISSN:0009-840X
1464-3561
DOI:10.1093/cr/54.2.443