Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World

This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerorsin the ancient world it also addresses the question of their identity andsocial o... » 

This study is the first to assemble the evidence for the existence of sorcerorsin the ancient world it also addresses the question of their identity andsocial origins. The resulting investigation takes us to the underside of Greekand Roman society into a world of wandering holy men and women conjurors andwonderworkers and into the lives of prostitutes procuresses charioteers andtheatrical performers.This fascinating reconstruction of the careers of witches and sorcerors allowsus to see into previously inaccessible areas of GrecoRoman life. Compellingfor both its detail and clarity and with an extraordinarily revealing breadthof evidence employed it will be an essential resource for anyone studyingancient magic. «