Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World
(Part of the Magic in History Series)
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In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0271022582
ISBN13:9780271022581
Release Date:June 2003
Publisher:Penn State University Press
Length:255 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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