Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy
were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe," of the
ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of
Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck
provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it
was practiced by witches and sorcerers, magi and astrologers, in
the Greek and Roman worlds.
In this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130
ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth
century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new
elements: a comprehensive general introduction, an epilogue
discussing the persistence of ancient magic into the early
Christian and Byzantine eras, and an appendix on the use of
mind-altering substances in occult practices. Also added is an
extensive glossary of Greek and Latin magical terms.
In Arcana Mundi Georg Luck presents a fascinating -- and at
times startling -- alternative vision of the ancient world. "For a
long time it was fashionable to ignore the darker and, to us,
perhaps, uncomfortable aspects of everyday life in Greece and
Rome," Luck has written. "But we can no longer idealize the Greeks
with their 'artistic genius' and the Romans with their 'sober
realism.' Magic and witchcraft, the fear of daemons and ghosts, the
wish to manipulate invisible powers -- all of this was very much a
part of their lives."
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