Studies in Magic, From Latin Literature (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Eugene Tavenner

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330363639 ISBN 13 : 9781330363638

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the hidden world of Roman belief in magic and its practical use in daily life. This study examines how ancient Italians relied on amulets and sympathetic magic to protect health and shape fate, blending folklore with early science.

Drawing on Latin sources and key scholars, the work traces how prophylactic magic guided medical practice and popular superstition. It explains what amulets are, how they were made, and why Romans trusted these charms alongside early medical ideas. The discussion also shows how later writers still reflected these beliefs, even as classical learning evolved.

• Learn how amulets were defined, made, and worn in Roman culture


• Explore the idea of sympathia and its role in disease prevention


• See how ancient authors treated magic alongside early medicine


• Understand why prophylactic beliefs persisted into later Rome

Ideal for readers of classical studies and the history of medicine and superstition.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the PREFACE.

ALTHOUGH references to magic are found in almost every Latin author, there is not available in English any general treatment of the subject of Magic in Latin Literature. We have, it is true, excellent chapters by Fowler, Dill, Cumont, and others, touching upon Roman magic; but these scholars treat the subject rather because of its important relation to some other field of investigation than for its own sake.

This dissertation will attempt, therefore, first, to furnish a general introduction to Roman magic, especially as reflected in Latin literature; and then, to add, as a specimen of detailed study, a chapter on Roman prophylactic magic. To this beginning I hope to add, later, chapters on various phases of the same subject, such as, Magic and Curative Medicine, The Number Three in Magic, and Spitting as an Act of Magic.

By way of further delimitation it may be added that Greek literature has been drawn upon only where it bears directly upon our discussion, and that no exhaustive collection of the material of Latin literature itself has been attempted beyond the third century of our era. I have been compelled, also, through lack of space and time, to ignore practically all epigraphical and archaeological material.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Studies in Magic, From Latin Literature

This monograph has been approved by the Department of Classical Philology of Columbia University as a contribution to knowledge worthy of publication.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330363639
• ISBN 13: 9781330363638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
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