Magic in the Greco-Roman world
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The study of '''magic in the Greco-Roman world''' is a branch of the disciplines of [[classics]], [[ancient history]] and [[religious studies]]. In the ancient post-[[hellenistic]] world of the [[ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] (the [[Greco-Roman]] world), the public and private [[rituals]] associated with [[religion]] are accepted by historians and archaeologists to have been a part of everyday life. Examples of this phenomenon are found in the various state and cult [[Temples]], Jewish [[Synagogues]] and in the early [[Christian]] [[cathedrals]] and [[churches]]. These were important hubs for the ancient peoples of the Greco-Roman world that were representative of a connection between the heavenly realms (the [[divinity|divine]]) and the earthly planes (the dwelling place of [[human race|humanity]]). This context of magic has become an academic study especially in the last twenty years. | The study of '''magic in the Greco-Roman world''' is a branch of the disciplines of [[classics]], [[ancient history]] and [[religious studies]]. In the ancient post-[[hellenistic]] world of the [[ancient Greece|Greeks]] and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] (the [[Greco-Roman]] world), the public and private [[rituals]] associated with [[religion]] are accepted by historians and archaeologists to have been a part of everyday life. Examples of this phenomenon are found in the various state and cult [[Temples]], Jewish [[Synagogues]] and in the early [[Christian]] [[cathedrals]] and [[churches]]. These were important hubs for the ancient peoples of the Greco-Roman world that were representative of a connection between the heavenly realms (the [[divinity|divine]]) and the earthly planes (the dwelling place of [[human race|humanity]]). This context of magic has become an academic study especially in the last twenty years. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
- | *[[Binding Spells]] | + | * [[Curse tablet]] |
- | *[[Curse tablet]] | + | * [[Ephesia Grammata]] |
- | *[[Ephesia Grammata]] | + | * [[Folk religion]] |
- | *[[Folk magic]] | + | * [[Magi]] |
- | *[[Goetia]] | + | * [[Magic and religion]] |
- | *[[Greek magical papyri]] | + | * [[Ancient Greek religion]] |
- | *[[Magi]] | + | * [[Religion in ancient Rome]] |
- | *[[Magic and religion]] | + | * [[Sex magic]] |
- | *[[Religion in ancient Greece]] | + | * [[Theurgy]] |
- | *[[Sex magic]] | + | * [[Alchemy]] |
- | *[[Theurgy]] | + | ** [[Hermes Trismegistus]] |
+ | * [[Goetia]] | ||
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The study of magic in the Greco-Roman world is a branch of the disciplines of classics, ancient history and religious studies. In the ancient post-hellenistic world of the Greeks and Romans (the Greco-Roman world), the public and private rituals associated with religion are accepted by historians and archaeologists to have been a part of everyday life. Examples of this phenomenon are found in the various state and cult Temples, Jewish Synagogues and in the early Christian cathedrals and churches. These were important hubs for the ancient peoples of the Greco-Roman world that were representative of a connection between the heavenly realms (the divine) and the earthly planes (the dwelling place of humanity). This context of magic has become an academic study especially in the last twenty years.
See also
- Curse tablet
- Ephesia Grammata
- Folk religion
- Magi
- Magic and religion
- Ancient Greek religion
- Religion in ancient Rome
- Sex magic
- Theurgy
- Alchemy
- Goetia