Fetus Magic and Sorcery Fears in Roman Egypt
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">A second-century complaint against someone who threw a fetus to immobilize his enemies illustrates a thought-world in which the fetus has magical binding power.</span>
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
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| description | <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">A second-century complaint against someone who threw a fetus to immobilize his enemies illustrates a thought-world in which the fetus has magical binding power.</span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e726db4baaf48578794bbda8cde5ed42022-12-21T18:32:00ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592010-11-014613762401Fetus Magic and Sorcery Fears in Roman EgyptDavid Frankfurter<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">A second-century complaint against someone who threw a fetus to immobilize his enemies illustrates a thought-world in which the fetus has magical binding power.</span>http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/391 |
| spellingShingle | David Frankfurter Fetus Magic and Sorcery Fears in Roman Egypt Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| title | Fetus Magic and Sorcery Fears in Roman Egypt |
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| title_short | Fetus Magic and Sorcery Fears in Roman Egypt |
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