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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| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/391 |