In blood and ashes curse tablets and binding spells in ancient Greece
PrefaceList of Figures and CreditsList of MapsAbbreviations and ConventionsEpigraphic ConventionsIntroductionPART I: The Beginnings of Greek Curse-Writing Rituals 1. Chapter One: Sicilian Beginnings 2. Chapter Two: Why Western Sicily? PART II: The Early Spread of Curse Technologies, 500-250 BCE 3. C...
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Incantations, Greek
> Blessing and cursing
> History
> Alte Religionen und Mythen
> Ancient religions & mythologies
> Archaeology by period / region
> Archäologie einer Periode / Region
> BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism
> Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
> General & world history
> Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte
> HISTORY / World
> REL114000
> Alte Welt
> Altes Griechenland
> Ancient Greece
> Griechenland
> Fluchtafel
> Zauberspruch
> Geschichte 750 v. Chr.-250 v. Chr.
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| Zusammenfassung: | PrefaceList of Figures and CreditsList of MapsAbbreviations and ConventionsEpigraphic ConventionsIntroductionPART I: The Beginnings of Greek Curse-Writing Rituals 1. Chapter One: Sicilian Beginnings 2. Chapter Two: Why Western Sicily? PART II: The Early Spread of Curse Technologies, 500-250 BCE 3. Chapter Three: The Spread and Diversification of Curse Practice: Three Case Studies 4. Chapter Four: Athenian Curse PracticePART III: Orality and Text: Curse Practice in the Realm of Binding Spells and Arai 5. Chapter Five: In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells 6. Chapter Six: Public Imprecations and Private Curse-Writing ConclusionBibliography "In In Blood and Ashes: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece, Jessica Lamont provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice in the ancient Greek world, alongside that of binding spells, incantations, and other private rites. Documenting the cultural pressures that drove the practice of ancient Greek magic, this book reveals the ways in which individuals worked to negotiate with the world (here in the literal sense) "underground"-conjuring the powers of the Underworld, and calling upon the dead to assist the living. The study of such rituals expands our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, providing rare insights into how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss. Curse tablets in particular document persons who often slip through the cracks of traditional histories, enabling us to approach antiquity through a broader lens: here are the cooks, tavern keepers, garland weavers, helmsmen, craftspersons, and barbers. Bringing together epigraphic, historical, literary, archaeological, and material evidence, Lamont reads between the traditional narratives of Archaic, Classical, and early Hellenistic Greece, drawing out new voices, and presenting new histories to consider. These texts and objects offer glimpses into the public and private lives of individuals from c.500 BCE through Late Antiquity, illuminating the interplay of ritual and conflict-management strategies among citizens and slaves, men and women, pagans and Christians. Filled with new material and insights, Lamont's volume offers a fresh perspective on ancient Greek social history and religion from c.750-250 BCE, one that highlights the role played by ritual in negotiating life's uncertainties"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 339-398, Index |
| Beschreibung: | xxvi, 404 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne |
| ISBN: | 9780197517789 978-0-19-751778-9 |