Ancient Christians and the power of curses : magic, aesthetics, and justice / Laura Salah Nasrallah, Yale University.
| Author/creator | Nasrallah, Laura Salah, 1969- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Description | xxi, 318 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Ancient Christians lived in a world of "magic." They and others-particularly those of low status-used curses as ritual objects to seek justice from gods and other beings. These curses, and invective against them, reveal the complexity of ancient Mediterranean religions and their aesthetics: their use of materiality, poetics, song, and incantation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-299) and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Nasrallah, Laura Salah, 1969- Ancient Christians and the power of curses Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 9781009405782 |
| LCCN | 2023014404 |
| ISBN | 9781009405737 |
| ISBN | 100940573X |
| ISBN | 9781009405744 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1009405748 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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