{"product_id":"arcana-mundi-magic-and-the-occult-in-the-greek-and-roman-worlds-a-collection-of-ancient-texts-paperback","title":"Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorg Luck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the \u003ci\u003earcana mundi, \u003c\/i\u003e the \"secrets of the universe,\" of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and sorcerers, \u003ci\u003emagi\u003c\/i\u003e and astrologers, in the Greek and Roman worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new elements: a comprehensive general introduction, an epilogue discussing the persistence of ancient magic into the early Christian and Byzantine eras, and an appendix on the use of mind-altering substances in occult practices. Also added is an extensive glossary of Greek and Latin magical terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eArcana Mundi\u003c\/i\u003e Georg Luck presents a fascinating--and at times startling--alternative vision of the ancient world. \"For a long time it was fashionable to ignore the darker and, to us, perhaps, uncomfortable aspects of everyday life in Greece and Rome,\" Luck has written. \"But we can no longer idealize the Greeks with their 'artistic genius' and the Romans with their 'sober realism.' Magic and witchcraft, the fear of daemons and ghosts, the wish to manipulate invisible powers--all of this was very much a part of their lives.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorg Luck \u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at the Johns Hopkins University. He has served as editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Philology\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Latin Love Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e (Methuen, 1969) and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 568\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9.22 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48811942215928,"sku":"9780801883460","price":66.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/MVh3OXcvdG1KQXBDZzArVDcxY2Q5dz09.webp?v=1780548638","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/arcana-mundi-magic-and-the-occult-in-the-greek-and-roman-worlds-a-collection-of-ancient-texts-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}