Kniha Ancient Magic Philip Matyszak

Ancient Magic

A Practitioner's Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome

Jazyk: Angličtina
Väzba: Pevná
Vydavateľ: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa
Odosielame za 3-5 dní
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Bestselling author Philip Matyszak explores how the Greeks and Romans used magic, who performed it -...

Informácie o knihe

Jazyk
Angličtina
Väzba
Kniha - Pevná
Vydalo
2023
Stránok
208
EAN
9780500026410
Enbook ID
42861692
Vydavateľ
Hmotnosť
428
Rozmery
129 x 195

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Bestselling author Philip Matyszak explores how the Greeks and Romans used magic, who performed it - and why. Magic was everywhere in the ancient world. The supernatural abounded, turning flowers into fruit and caterpillars into butterflies.Magic packed a cloud of water vapour with energy enough to destroy a house with one well-aimed thunderbolt. It was everyday magic, but it was still magical. Philip Matyszak takes readers into that world.He shows us how to make a love potion or cast a curse, how to talk to the dead and how to identify and protect oneself from evil spirits. He takes us to a world where gods, like humans, were creatures of space and time; where people could not just talk to spirits and deities, but could even themselves become divine; and where divine beings could fall from - or be promoted to - full godhood. Ancient Magic offers us a new way of understanding the role of magic, looking at its history in all of its classical forms.Drawing on a wide array of sources, from Greek dramas to curse tablets, lavishly illustrated throughout, and packed with information, surprises, lore and learning, this book offers an engaging and accessible way into the supernatural for all.

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