Magic In Apuleius Apologia
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Magic In Apuleius Apologia
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Author : Leonardo Costantini
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-01-14
Magic In Apuleius Apologia written by Leonardo Costantini and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
Despite the growing interest in Apuleius’ Apologia or Pro se de magia, a speech he delivered in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magus, the only comprehensive study on this speech and magic to date is that by Adam Abt (1908). The aim of this volume is to shed new light on the extent to which Apuleius’ speech reveals his own knowledge of magic, and on the implications of the dangerous allegations brought against Apuleius. By analysing the Apologia sequentially, the author does not only reassess Abt’s analysis but proposes a new reconstruction of the prosecution’s case, arguing that it is heavily distorted by Apuleius. Since ancient magic is the main topic of this speech, an extensive discussion of the topic is provided, offering a new semantic taxonomy of magus and its cognates. Finally, this volume also explores Apuleius’ forensic techniques and the Platonic ideology underpinning his speech. It is proposed that a Platonising reasoning – distinguishing between higher and lower concepts – lies at the core of Apuleius’ rhetorical strategy, and that Apuleius aims to charm the judge, the audience and, ultimately, his readers with the irresistible power of his arguments.
Magic In The Ancient Greek World
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Author : Derek Collins
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-30
Magic In The Ancient Greek World written by Derek Collins and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with History categories.
Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect? Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic Examines the central role of magic in Greek life
Miracle And Magic
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Author : Andy Reimer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2002-12-01
Miracle And Magic written by Andy Reimer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-01 with Religion categories.
Miracle-workers and magicians are diffcult characters for contemporary readers of Greco-Roman narratives to comprehend and to distinguish. Hindered both by our modern definitions of "miracle" and "magic," we need to focus our attention on those ancient texts that deal with such characters and their differentiation. Two such texts, the Acts of the Apostles and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius, come from quite different religious backgrounds, but demonstrate remarkably similar subtle cultural scripts at play. A detailed investigation of the social interactions in these two narrative worlds brings these characters and their communities alive and reveals how legitimate miracle-workers were distinguished from illegitimate magicians by the Mediterranean population of the Greco-Roman world.
Apuleius And Antonine Rome
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Author : Keith R. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Apuleius And Antonine Rome written by Keith R. Bradley and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Apuleius and Antonine Rome features outstanding scholarship by Keith Bradley on the Latin author Apuleius of Madauros and on the second-century Roman world in which Apuleius lived. Bradley discusses Apuleius' work in the context of social relations (especially the family and household), religiosity in all its diversity and complexity, and cultural interactions between the imperial centre and the provincial periphery. These essays examine the Apology, the speech Apuleius made when he defended himself on the criminal charge of having enticed a wealthy widow to marry him through magical means; the fragments of his speeches known as the Florida; and the remarkable serio-comic novel Metamorphoses (better known as The Golden Ass). Altogether, Apuleius and Antonine Rome effectively illustrates how socio-cultural history can be recovered from works of literature.
Magic And The Supernatural In Medieval English Romance
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Author : Corinne J. Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2010
Magic And The Supernatural In Medieval English Romance written by Corinne J. Saunders and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Literary Criticism categories.
"This study looks at a wide range of medieval Englisih romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that while they employ magic in order to create exotic, escapist worlds, they are also grounded in a sense of possibility, and reflect a complex web of inherited and current ideas." --Book Jacket.
Magic In The Biblical World
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Author : Todd Klutz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2004-03-01
Magic In The Biblical World written by Todd Klutz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with Religion categories.
The category 'magic' , long used to signify an allegedly substantive type of activity distinguishable from 'religion', has nearly been dismantled by recent historical and social-scientific approaches to religious studies. While recognising and at times reinforcing this stance, the essays in this collection show that there is still much to be learned about the cultural context of early Judaism and Christianity by analysing ancient texts which either use 'magic' as a category for purposes of deviance labelling or promote behaviour of a broadly magico-religious variety. Through sustained engagement with texts ranging from Exod. 7-9 and Acts 8 to the Testament of Solomon and the Late Antique alchemical treatise known as the Cyranides, this volume focuses chiefly on materials that challenge the familiar boundaries between miracle and magic and medicine; yet it also heightens awareness of the way unsuspecting use of a sick sign (e.g. 'magic') can impede critical understanding of texts and their respective contexts of production and reception. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, Volume 245.
Apuleius Invisible Ass
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Author : Geoffrey C. Benson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-09
Apuleius Invisible Ass written by Geoffrey C. Benson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with History categories.
Argues that invisibility is a central motif in Apuleius' Metamorphoses, presenting a new interpretation of this Latin masterpiece.
Magic In Apuleius Apologia
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Author : Leonardo Costantini
language : en
Publisher: de Gruyter
Release Date : 2019
Magic In Apuleius Apologia written by Leonardo Costantini and has been published by de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book focuses on the Apologia, a speech delivered by the Latin rhetorician Apuleius of Madauros in AD 158/159 to defend himself against the charge of being a magician. The aim of this study is to throw light on various features of the Apologia:
Investigations Into Magic An Edition And Translation Of Mart N Del R O S Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex
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Author : José Manuel García Valverde
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-01-23
Investigations Into Magic An Edition And Translation Of Mart N Del R O S Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex written by José Manuel García Valverde and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-23 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The sixteenth century saw the world as being mortally threatened by Satan who was encouraged by the widespread popularity of magic and other occult practices. Church and society struck back to defend people from this tidal wave of wickedness. Del Río’s panoramic and detailed treatise provided a powerful weapon in that battle. Far from dry scholarship, however, ‘Investigations’ is an engaging, fascinating, earnest conversation between Del Río and his readers and a major contribution to understanding key aspects of everyday sixteenth century behaviour and the problem of evil.
A Kind Of Magic
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Author : Michael Labahn
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2007-01-01
A Kind Of Magic written by Michael Labahn and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Religion categories.
This collection explores the importance of magic within Early Christianity