{"product_id":"magic-in-the-ancient-greek-world-9781405132398","title":"Magic in the Ancient Greek World","description":"Original 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eExplores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world\u003cbr\u003e \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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the central role of magic in Greek life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849770701074,"sku":"9781405132398","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c17a52bc-931c-44b1-83c1-e37845eb428b.jpg?v=1737401830","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/magic-in-the-ancient-greek-world-9781405132398","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}