Interpreting Magic and Divination in the Ancient Near East

This article examines the problems raised by traditional definitions of magic and divination and re-evaluates the ways in which the Western world, especially since the nineteenth century, has viewed ‘magic’ as part of a series of dichotomies: religion vs. magic, science vs. magic. Main highlights an...

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Main Author: Jeffers, Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2007
In: Religion compass
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 6, Pages: 684-694
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