Materia Magica: The Archaeology of Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain
Andrew T. Wilburn
Approaches ancient magical practice through archaeology and social history


Description
Series New Texts from Ancient Cultures

This exciting new study draws on objects excavated or discovered in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century at three Mediterranean sites. Through the three case studies, Materia Magica identifies specific forms of magic that may be otherwise unknown. It isolates the practitioners of magic and examines whether magic could be used as a form of countercultural resistance....

The publication of Todd Hickey’s Wine, Wealth, and the State in Late Antique Egypt (Ann Arbor 2012) offers the occasion to revisit the long-debated issues of the size and economic importance of large estates in the Justinianic period, and...

Titel: ¬La¬ collezione archeologica dell'Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli
Verf./Hrsg.: Menci, Giovanna [Hrsg.]   a cura di Giovanna Menci ...
Institutionen: Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli    
Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli
Firenze
ISBN:978-88-87829-48-8
88-87829-48-9
Jahr:2012
Umfang: 70 S.
Illustrationen: zahlr. Ill., Kt.
Format: 26 cm
Fussnoten:
Contains bibliography. - Museum catalogue
Sprache: ita
Schlagwörter:
(k)Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli     / (g)Antinooupolis    / (s)Archäologische Stätte    / (s)Funde    / (f)Katalog   

Dr. Müler in 2008, photo by M. Krutzsch

Wolfgang Müller (* 10. Juli 1922 in Altenburg; † 24. Oktober 2012)