{"product_id":"magic-in-the-roman-world-pagans-jews-and-christians-paperback-1","title":"Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians - 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\u003eNaomi Janowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals. Naomi Janowitz shows that 'magical' activities were integral to late antique religious practice, and that they must be understood from the perspective of those who employed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Janowitz is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California-Davis. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePoetics of Ascent\u003c\/em\u003e (1989) and numerous articles on the religions of late antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.44 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567293730912,"sku":"9780415202077","price":119.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/cFM1UDJHcmFFc213TmpXYmVoN1VyZz09.webp?v=1770663342","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/magic-in-the-roman-world-pagans-jews-and-christians-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}