How Long to Read Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome

How Long Does it Take to Read Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome by Lindsay C. Watson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly malignant kind. In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the startling violence of ancient erotic spells and the use of these by women as well as men; the alteration in the landscape of defixio (curse tablet) studies by major new finds and the confirmation these provide that the frequently lethal intent of such tablets must not be downplayed; the use of herbs in magic, considered from numerous perspectives but with an especial focus on the bizarre-seeming rituals and protocols attendant upon their collection; the employment of animals in magic, the factors determining the choice of animal, the uses to which they were put, and the procuring and storage of animal parts, conceivably in a sorcerer's workshop; the witch as a literary construct, the clear homologies between the magical procedures of fictional witches and those documented for real spells, the gendering of the witch-figure and the reductive presentation of sorceresses as old, risible and ineffectual; the issue of whether ancient magicians practised human sacrifice and the illuminating parallels between such accusations and late 20th century accounts of child-murder in the context of perverted Satanic rituals. By challenging a number of orthodoxies and opening up some underexamined aspects of the subject, this wide-ranging study stakes out important new territory in the field of magical studies.

How long is Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome?

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome by Lindsay C. Watson is 265 pages long, and a total of 67,575 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome aloud.

What Reading Level is Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome?

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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