Curse tablets and binding spells from the ancient world /

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Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Description:xv, 278 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1384826
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Other authors / contributors:Gager, John G.
ISBN:0195062264 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Competition in Theater and Circus
  • 2. Sex, Love, and Marriage
  • 3. Tongue-Tied in Court: Legal and Political Disputes
  • 4. Businesses, Shops, and Taverns
  • 5. Pleas for Justice and Revenge
  • 6. Miscellaneous Tablets
  • 7. Antidotes and Counterspells
  • 8. Testimonies
  • Glossary of Uncommon Words.