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December 2022
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A Module in Introduction to Ancient Magic
• Non-Sequential Series
Mixed Lecture/Discussion
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Meeting Tuesdays & Wednesdays @8:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), with classes schedueld for Nov 30 and Dec 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, and 27.
In this module we look specifically the Greco-Roman world, magic in myth and literature, and specific spells and objects in use throughout the classical world, including their relations to Mesopotamia and Egypt. This includes the Greek magical texts. What types of magic did they use? Who practiced them and why?
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 2.
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 2.
Required Texts
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells, Vol. 1 Texts by Hans Dieter Betz
Priests, Tongues, and Rites The London-Leiden Magical Manuscripts and Translation in Egyptian Ritual, 100-300 CE (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) by Jacco Dieleman
Religion in Roman Egypt by David Frankfurter
Priests, Tongues, and Rites The London-Leiden Magical Manuscripts and Translation in Egyptian Ritual, 100-300 CE (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) by Jacco Dieleman
Religion in Roman Egypt by David Frankfurter
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