Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Número de páginas: 334 págs. 15.2 x 22.9 cm
Fecha de edición: 30-06-2024
EAN: 9781009405737
ISBN: 978-1-009-40573-7
Precio (sin IVA): 116,37 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 121,02 €
Ancient Christians and their non-Christian contemporaries lived in a world of 'magic.' Sometimes, they used curses as ritual objects to seek justice from gods and other beings; sometimes, they argued against them. Laura Nasrallah's study reframes the field of religion, the study of the Roman imperial period, and the investigation of the New Testament and ancient Christianity. Her approach eschews disciplinary aesthetics that privilege the literature and archaeological remains of elites, and that defines curses as magical materials, separable from religious ritual.