£80.00

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£80 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

Bloomsbury Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 61 days · 61 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£80.00 £76.00 £77.60 £79.20 £80.80 £82.40 £84.00 11 August 2026 26 August 2026 10 September 2026 25 September 2026 10 October 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 30 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 61 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
61 days 0 15 31 46 61 £80 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £80 (61 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £80 - £80

Price levels: 1 different prices over 61 days

Description
Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly malignant kind. In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the startling violence of ancient erotic spells and the use of these by women as well as men; the alteration in the landscape of defixio (curse tablet) studies by major new finds and the confirmation these provide that the frequently lethal intent of such tablets must not be downplayed; the use of herbs in magic, considered from numerous perspectives but with an especial focus on the bizarre-seeming rituals and protocols attendant upon their collection; the employment of animals in magic, the factors determining the choice of animal, the uses to which they were put, and the procuring and storage of animal parts, conceivably in a sorcerer’s workshop; the witch as a literary construct, the clear homologies between the magical procedures of fictional witches and those documented for real spells, the gendering of the witch-figure and the reductive presentation of sorceresses as old, risible and ineffectual; the issue of whether ancient magicians practised human sacrifice and the illuminating parallels between such accusations and late 20th century accounts of child-murder in the context of perverted Satanic rituals. By challenging a number of orthodoxies and opening up some underexamined aspects of the subject, this wide-ranging study stakes out important new territory in the field of magical studies.

Product Specifications
Brand
Bloomsbury
Format
hardcover
ASIN
178831297X
Category
Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation > Greece
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
02 May 2019
Listed Since
07 October 2017

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Discovery Of Witches: Book Of Shadows: Witch Origins
98% match

Discovery Of Witches: Book Of Shadows: Witch Origins

£55.48 01 Oct 2026
Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World - Routledge
97% match

Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World - Routledge

Routledge

£110.63 05 Oct 2026
Magic: The Basics
97% match

Magic: The Basics

Routledge

£100.00 06 Oct 2026
Materia Magica: The Archaeology of Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain (New Texts from Ancient Cultures)
97% match

Materia Magica: The Archaeology of Magic in Roman Egypt, Cyprus, and Spain (New Texts from Ancient Cultures)

University of Michigan Press

£82.05 12 Sep 2026
The Varieties of Magical Experience: Indigenous, Medieval, and Modern Magic
97% match

The Varieties of Magical Experience: Indigenous, Medieval, and Modern Magic

Bloomsbury

£30.74 23 Sep 2026
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Magic in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
97% match

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Magic in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean

Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

£175.65 02 Oct 2026
Mesopotamian Magic: A Comprehensive Course in Sumerian & Babylonian Mardukite Systems of Ancient Magick & Religion
97% match

Mesopotamian Magic: A Comprehensive Course in Sumerian & Babylonian Mardukite Systems of Ancient Magick & Religion

CREATESPACE

£109.71 30 Oct 2026
Greek Magic: Ancient, Medieval and Modern - Routledge Study
97% match

Greek Magic: Ancient, Medieval and Modern - Routledge Study

Routledge

£149.85 03 Oct 2026
The Routledge History of Medieval Magic
97% match

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic

Routledge

£116.76 05 Sep 2026
Precious Apothecary: A Catholic Grimoire
97% match

Precious Apothecary: A Catholic Grimoire

Avalonia

£45.00 30 Sep 2026
Ritual Embodiment in Modern Western Magic: Becoming the Magician (Gnostica)
96% match

Ritual Embodiment in Modern Western Magic: Becoming the Magician (Gnostica)

Routledge

£151.23 24 Sep 2026
Magitians Discovered Volume 3: Supplementary Texts
96% match

Magitians Discovered Volume 3: Supplementary Texts

£45.72 18 Sep 2026
The Northern Magical System: Color Edition (General Theory of Magic (GTM))
96% match

The Northern Magical System: Color Edition (General Theory of Magic (GTM))

£44.63 11 Sep 2026
Magic and Witchcraft in the Dark Ages
96% match

Magic and Witchcraft in the Dark Ages

University Press of America

£57.09 06 Oct 2026
Magitians Discovered Volume 3: Supplementary Texts
96% match

Magitians Discovered Volume 3: Supplementary Texts

£39.90 18 Sep 2026
Advanced Wizardry - Theory and Practice of Arcane Lore Book
96% match

Advanced Wizardry - Theory and Practice of Arcane Lore Book

CREATESPACE

£120.54 04 Nov 2026
Magic and Religion in Ancient Mediterranean - Routledge Studies
96% match

Magic and Religion in Ancient Mediterranean - Routledge Studies

Routledge

£104.01 02 Oct 2026
A Cultural History of Magic: Volumes 1-6 (The Cultural Histories Series)
96% match

A Cultural History of Magic: Volumes 1-6 (The Cultural Histories Series)

Bloomsbury

£347.48 14 Oct 2026
New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology: Witchcraft in The Modern World Vol 6
96% match

New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology: Witchcraft in The Modern World Vol 6

Routledge

£187.99 25 Sep 2026
Routledge Witchcraft in Continental Europe Vol 2 - History
96% match

Routledge Witchcraft in Continental Europe Vol 2 - History

Routledge

£178.40 05 Nov 2026
Routledge New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology
96% match

Routledge New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology

Routledge

£143.39 05 Nov 2026
Magic in the Ancient Greek World: 4 (Blackwell Ancient Religions)
96% match

Magic in the Ancient Greek World: 4 (Blackwell Ancient Religions)

Wiley

£89.49 28 Aug 2026
Macmillan Magical Capitalism - Anthropology and Sociology Book
96% match

Macmillan Magical Capitalism - Anthropology and Sociology Book

MACMILLAN

£154.66 11 Sep 2026
New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology: Witchcraft, Healing and Popular Diseases v.5
96% match

New Perspectives on Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology: Witchcraft, Healing and Popular Diseases v.5

Routledge

£183.52 05 Nov 2026