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Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World Gager
Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World
Gager
In the ancient Graeco-Roman world, an enemy or rival was cursed by writing an incantation down, and dedicating it to a god or spirit. More than a thousand such texts are translated here. An introduction supplies the full cultural, social and historical context for the thematically arranged texts.
294 pages, halftones, line figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 4, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195134827 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Genre | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 141 × 217 × 17 mm · 380 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Gager |