Greek Magic by John Petropoulos
Organised chronologically, the intriguing panorama offered by this text guides the reader through the ancient, medieval, modern and even contemporary periods, highlighting the traditions, ideologies and methods of magic in each period of Greek history.-
Combined Arms Warfare in Ancient Greece
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Antonio Gramsci and the Ancient World
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Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion
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Generic Enrichment in Plutarch’s Lives
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Bride of Hades to Bride of Christ
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Masculinity and Dress in Roman Antiquity
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The Making of Identities in Athenian Oratory
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The Representation of Slavery in the Greek Novel
- Body Behaviour and Identity Construction in Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
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Crisis and Resilience in Ancient Greek Alliances
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Female Agency and Virtue in the Odyssey
- Theologies of Fear in Early Greek Epic
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The Pharos Lighthouse In Alexandria
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Homicide in the Attic Orators
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Aeschylus and War
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Intertextuality in Seneca's Philosophical Writings
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Time and Chronology in Creation Narratives
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Poetics and Religion in Pindar
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Athens Transformed, 404-262 BC
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Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity
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Lucian and His Roman Voices
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Greek and Roman Military Manuals
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The Extramercantile Economies of Greek and Roman Cities
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Power Couples in Antiquity
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Divination and Knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity
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Plato's Dialectic on Woman
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Text and Intertext in Greek Epic and Drama
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A Cognitive Analysis of the Main Apolline Divinatory Practices
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Processions and the Construction of Communities in Antiquity
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Atheism at the Agora
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Married Life in Greco-Roman Antiquity
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Thornton Wilder, Classical Reception, and American Literature
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Classicising Crisis
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Resemblance and Reality in Greek Thought
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Rome and Provincial Resistance
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Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Corinth
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Athens
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Religious Dissent in the Roman Empire
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Virgil's Homeric Lens
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Apuleius and Africa
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The Roman Garden
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Life and Letters in the Ancient Greek World
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The Eunuch in Byzantine History and Society
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Actors and Audience in the Roman Courtroom
J.C.B. Petropoulos is Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Democritean University of Thrace and Chairman of the Board of Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Nafplio. He specializes in Greek poetry and is generally concerned with social-anthropological issues relevant to ancient Greek literature and society. He also has an interest in the reception of ancient Greek sub-literary and ‘popular’ song tradition beyond antiquity in the Greek-speaking world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415518413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415518415 |
| Title | Greek Magic |
| Author | John Petropoulos |
| Series | Routledge Monographs In Classical Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2014-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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