عنوان

Towards Historicizing "Magic" in Antiquity

شماره

LA122764

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Towards Historicizing "Magic" in Antiquity

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Bernd-Christian Otto

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Even though the concept of "magic" has suffered severe criticism in academic discourse, the category continues to be used in many disciplines. During the last two decades, classicists in particular have engaged in a lively discussion over "magic" and have produced an impressive amount of written output. Given the impossibility of defining "magic" in a consistent and widely accepted manner, one cannot help but wonder what these scholars are actually talking about. Hence this paper purports (a) to critically review the recent debate on "magic" in Classical Studies, (b) to advocate for abandoning an abstract category of "magic" in favour of a proper analysis of ancient sources and (c) to historicize the term "magic" in Antiquity, that is, to muse on its ancient semantics, functions, and contexts. This methodological approach does not only overcome the major problems inherent in modern definitions of "magic," but will also yield new insights into terminologies, modes of thought and speech strategies that underlie ancient religious discourses. Even though the concept of "magic" has suffered severe criticism in academic discourse, the category continues to be used in many disciplines. During the last two decades, classicists in particular have engaged in a lively discussion over "magic" and have produced an impressive amount of written output. Given the impossibility of defining "magic" in a consistent and widely accepted manner, one cannot help but wonder what these scholars are actually talking about. Hence this paper purports (a) to critically review the recent debate on "magic" in Classical Studies, (b) to advocate for abandoning an abstract category of "magic" in favour of a proper analysis of ancient sources and (c) to historicize the term "magic" in Antiquity, that is, to muse on its ancient semantics, functions, and contexts. This methodological approach does not only overcome the major problems inherent in modern definitions of "magic," but will also yield new insights into terminologies, modes of thought and speech strategies that underlie ancient religious discourses.

تاريخ نشر

2013

توصيف ظاهري

308-347

عنوان

Numen

شماره جلد

60/2-3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5276

اصطلاح موضوعی

Classical Antiquity

اصطلاح موضوعی

Classical Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

conceptual history

اصطلاح موضوعی

magic

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religious Studies

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Bernd-Christian Otto

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15685276-12341267

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y