Naming the Witch Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World

Name: Naming the Witch Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World
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ISBN: 9780231138369

ISBN-10: 0231138369

ISBN-13: 9780231138369

Edition: 2007

Authors: Kimberly Stratton

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Kimberly B. Stratton investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the sorceress, and the witch in the ancient world. She considers representations of these figures in the literature of four related periods and cultures: classical Athens, early imperial Rome, pre-Constantine Christianity, and rabbinic Judaism, comparing various patterns in representation and the relationship between stereotypes of magic and the social factors that shaped them. Stratton argues that the concept "magic" emerged in ancient Athens, where it operated as a discourse in response to post-Persian War anxiety over the uncivilized barbarian and in an effort to define…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/9/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.93" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



Magic, Discourse, and Ideology



Barbarians, Magic, and Construction of the Other in Athens



Mascula Libido: Women, Sex, and Magic in Roman Rhetoric and Ideology



My Miracle, Your Magic: Heresy, Authority, and Early Christianities



Caution in the Kosher Kitchen: Magic, Identity, and Authority in Rabbinic Literature


Epilogue


Works Cited


Index