The personal use of magic as a form of control in the Imperial Roman era,  prior to the laws of Constantine

Calmeyer, Bonita Lorraine

dc.contributor.advisor	Lamprecht, J. E.
dc.contributor.author	Calmeyer, Bonita Lorraine
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-21T06:48:52Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-21T06:48:52Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10500/28031
dc.description	Bibliography: leaves 160-177	en
dc.description.abstract	The term ‘magic’ conjured up many different feelings for the people of Imperial Rome. For many magic was something to be feared, for others it was a frivolous waste of time; a further group were open-minded to magic’s potential. Regardless of their feelings, it was clear that the majority of the Imperial Roman populace, as well their leaders, believed in magic and its powers. The result of this was that Imperial Romans, from all walks of society, made use of magic as a means to control certain aspects of their personal and political lives in an attempt to achieve their desires and ambitions.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (177 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Imperial Rome	en
dc.subject	Magic	en
dc.subject	Control	en
dc.subject	Uterine magic	en
dc.subject	Erotic magic	en
dc.subject	Love potions	en
dc.subject	Binding spell	en
dc.subject	Curse tablets	en
dc.subject	Necromancy	en
dc.subject	Divination	en
dc.subject	Astrology	en
dc.subject	Protection	en
dc.subject	Laws	en
dc.subject	Christians	en
dc.subject.ddc	133.430938
dc.subject.lcsh	Magic, Roman	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rome -- Social life and customs -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rome -- Civilization -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Aphrodisiacs -- Rome	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Astrology -- Rome	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Charms -- Rome	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Protection magic -- Rome	en
dc.title	The personal use of magic as a form of control in the Imperial Roman era, prior to the laws of Constantine	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Biblical and Ancient Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Classical Studies)	en