Jessica L. Lamont (Assistant Professor of Classics and Ass History

In Blood and Ashes

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece

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Produktbeschreibung

In Blood and Ashes provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice in the ancient Greek world (c. 750-250 BCE). Filled with new material and insights, the volume offers a fresh perspective on ancient Greek social history and religion, highlighting the importance of ritual in negotiating life's uncertainties.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 163mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 754g
• ISBN-13: 9780197517789
• ISBN-10: 0197517781
• Artikelnr.: 66162531

Autorenporträt

Jessica L. Lamont is Assistant Professor of Classics and History at Yale University.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* List of Figures and Credits
* List of Maps
* Abbreviations and Conventions
* Epigraphic Conventions
* Introduction
* PART 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 Practice
* PART 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
* Conclusion
* Bibliography