The magic of writing in mediterranean antiquity

This chapter examines why and how the written word was so often credited with material power in antiquity. Much of the magic of the written word in Greco-Roman culture stems from Egyptian traditions of the hieroglyph as divine writing, an idea embraced by Greeks and Romans as a particularly exotic m...

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Altri titoli:Dimensions of a category magic
Autore principale: Frankfurter, David 1961- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Pubblicazione: Brill 2019
In: Guide to the study of ancient magic
Anno: 2019, Pagine: 626-658
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
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