Legitimising magic: strategies and practices in Ancient Mesopotamia

"As magic is a powerful means to influence the natural world and human beings, and is deeply connected to the divine sphere, persons using it are in constant need to justify its use. The ambivalence of magic to serve both well-wishing and ill-wishing aims puts the practitioners ever at risk. Th...

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Hauptverfasser: Heeßel, Nils P. 1970- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Zomer, Elyze 1987- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2024]
Schriftenreihe:Ancient magic and divination volume 21
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Zusammenfassung:"As magic is a powerful means to influence the natural world and human beings, and is deeply connected to the divine sphere, persons using it are in constant need to justify its use. The ambivalence of magic to serve both well-wishing and ill-wishing aims puts the practitioners ever at risk. This volume illuminates the strategies adopted to legitimise the practice of magic and analyses how these justifications are phrased and formulated in cuneiform texts, thereby revealing the underlying principles and unexplained axioms of using magic in the Ancient Near East"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (IX, 210 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004687417
DOI:10.1163/9789004687417

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