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...
| Subtitles: | Dimensions of a category magic |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Brill
2019
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| In: |
Guide to the study of ancient magic
Year: 2019, Pages: 626-658 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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