Byzantine Magic

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-88402-340-1
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Reihe: Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies

Written by specialists in several disciplines, this volume explores the parameters and significance of magic in Byzantine society, from the fourth century to after the empire's fall. The authors address a wide variety of questions, some of which are common to all historical research into magic, and some of which are peculiar to the Byzantine context. The authors reveal the scope, the forms, and the functioning of magic in Byzantine society, throwing light on a hitherto relatively little-known aspect of Byzantine culture, and, at the same time, expanding upon the contemporary debates concerning magic and its roles in pre-modern societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maguire, Henry

Weitere Mitwirkende

Dickie, Matthew W.

Russell, James

Kazhdan, Alexander

Duffy, James

Fogen, Marie Theres

Greenfield, Richard P. H.

Mathiesen, Robert

Über Autor(innen)

Maguire, Henry
Henry Maguire is a former Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks and Professor of Art History at Johns Hopkins University.

Greenfield, Richard P. H.
Richard P. H. Greenfield is Professor of Byzantine History at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

Kazhdan, Alexander
Alexander Kazhdan was a Senior Research Associate at Dumbarton Oaks.