Why Did People Curse? Comparison of the Themes Present in Primary Sources on Ancient Magic

Authors

SALAYOVÁ Andrea

Year of publication 2019
Type Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description This paper focuses on similarities in topics present in various ancient sources on magic, including curse tablets, Greek magical papyri and accounts of classical authors. In all these sources four main topics can be found - legal matters, agonistic matters, love matters and prayers for justice (dealings with thieves). Similarities between these sources prove that they were all part of one ancient tradition with specific rules.
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