Magika Hiera. Ancient Greek Magic & Religion.
New York NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. First Edition - First Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 298pp. Black cloth with silver titling to spine, select bibliography, index of Greek words, index of Latin words, general index. A collection of ten essays which challenge the tendency of scholars to ignore the "magical" aspects of ancient Greek religion. The essays are: The Agonistic Context of Early Greek Binding Spells, by Christopher A. Faraone; "Cursed be he that moves my bones", by J. H. M. Strubbe; Beyond Cursing: The Appeal to Justice in Judicial Prayers, by H. S. Versnel, Incantations and Prayers for Salvation on Inscribed Greek Amulets; Roy Kotansky; The Pharmacology of Sacred Plants, Herbs, and Roots, by John Scarborough; Dreams and Divination in Magical Ritual, by Samson Eitrem; Prayer in Magical and Religious Ritual by Fritz Graf, The Constraints of Eros, by John J. Winkler, Magic and Mystery in the Greek Magical Papyri, by Hans Dieter Betz; Nullum Crimen sine Lege: Socioreligious Sanctions on Magic, by C. R. Phillips III. A lovely tight, bright, about Fine copy in mylar protected Fine dust jacket. Item #73975
ISBN: 0195044509
Price: $110.00