In blood and ashes

• Verfasst von: Lamont, Jessica L. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: In blood and ashes
• Titelzusatz: curse tablets and binding spells in ancient Greece
• Verf.angabe: Jessica L. Lamont
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 1 online resource
• Illustrationen: illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online
• Fussnoten: Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2023)
• ISBN: 978-0-19-751781-9
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780197517789.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: Paranormal
• Sach-SW: Mind, body, spirit
• K10plus-PPN: 1860493912
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

From binding spells and incantations to curse-writing rituals, magic pervaded the ancient Greek world. 'In Blood and Ashes' provides the first historical study of the development and dissemination of ritualized curse practice from 750-250 BCE, documenting the cultural pressures that drove the use of curse tablets, charms, spells, and other private rites. The book expands our understanding of daily life in ancient communities, showing how individuals were making sense of the world and coping with conflict, vulnerability, competition, anxiety, desire, and loss, all while conjuring the gods and powers of the Underworld.