Ancient Christians and the power of curses : magic, aesthetics, and justice /

Ancient Christians and the power of curses : magic, aesthetics, and justice /

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Author / Creator:	Nasrallah, Laura Salah, 1969- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Description:	xxi, 318 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates ; color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Blessing and cursing -- Rome. Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Matter -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Aesthetics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Blessing and cursing. Matter -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Religion. Rome -- Religion. Rome (Empire)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13580683

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ISBN:	9781009405737 100940573X 9781009405744 1009405748 9781009405782
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-299) and indexes.
Summary:	"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"--
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

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