Magical Practice in the Latin West: Papers from the International Conference Held at the University of Zaragoza, 30 Sept. - 1st Oct. 2005 - Paperback
by Richard L. Gordon (Volume Editor), Simón Marco (Volume Editor)
Most studies of Graeco-Roman magic focus on the Greek texts. Stimulated by important recent finds of Latin curse-tablets, this collection of essays for the first time tries to define the nature and extent of the originality of magical practice in the Latin West
Richard Gordon, Ph.D. (1973) Cambridge UK, is honorary professor of the History of Ancient Religions at the University of Erfurt, Thuringia. He has published mainly on religious currents in the Roman Empire and Graeco-Roman magic.
Francisco Marco Simón is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). He has published mainly on Roman and Celtic religion and on Magic in the western part of the Roman Empire, including Flamen Dialis. El sacerdote de Júpiter en la religión romana (Madrid, 1996) and Die Religion im keltischen Hispanien (Budapest, 1998)
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