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Discover a different way to see classical civilization in this collection of ancient Greek and Roman texts on magic and the occult. Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the  arcana mundi,  the "secrets of the universe," of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction to magic as it was practiced by witches and sorcerers,  magi  and astrologers, in the Greek and Roman worlds. In this new edition, Luck has gathered and translated 130 ancient texts dating from the eighth century BCE through the fourth century CE. Thoroughly revised, this volume offers several new elements: a comprehensive general introduction, an epilogue discussing the persistence of ancient magic into the early Christian and Byzantine eras, and an appendix on the use of mind-altering substances in occult practices. Also added is an extensive glossary of Greek and Latin magical terms. In  Arcana Mundi  Georg Luck presents a fascinating?and at times startling?alternative vision of the ancient world. "For a long time it was fashionable to ignore the dar

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Author

Luck, Georg

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801883453

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Criticism, Philosophy

Rating

4.02 / 5 (105 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14