{"product_id":"9781405132381","title":"Magic in the Ancient Greek World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Ancient Religions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMagic in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDerek Collins\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal and comprehensive, \u003ci\u003eMagic in the Ancient Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the central role of magic in Greek life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDerek Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. He has written extensively on Greek poetry and its performance, including \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). Collins has also published on Greek divination and magic, including articles on bird divination, the criminalization of magic in Athens, and the intellectual background to classical Greek magic.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 March 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405132381\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381046210700,"sku":"9781405132381","price":130.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405132381_2ee3ec5f-dcf3-4218-b0c1-1318a4ab37d3.jpg?v=1780196062","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405132381","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}