Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World (Paperback, Revised)

This volume makes available for the first time in English translation over a thousand texts written between the fifth century BC, and the fifth century AD, of curses inscribed on stone tablets from North Africa, to England, and Syria to Spain. A substantial introduction supplies the full cultural, social and historical context to the ancient Graeco-Roman practice of cursing enemies and rivals by writing an incantation on a tablet and dedicating it to a god or spirit. The selected translations, arranged thematically, are fully annotated and accompanied by extensive commentary.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	October 1999
Editors:	John G. Gager (Professor of Religion)
Dimensions:	208 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	294
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513482-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
LSN:	0-19-513482-6
Barcode:	9780195134827

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