Magic, Charisma and Violence in Late Antiquity - (Edinburgh Studies in Religion in Antiquity) by David Frankfurter (Hardcover)
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- This collection of 21 essays, published together for the first time, offers three new models for thinking about religion and magic in late antiquity.
- Author(s): David Frankfurter
- 640 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Ancient
- Series Name: Edinburgh Studies in Religion in Antiquity
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About the Book
A definitive collection of work by the leading expert on the material powers, collective fantasies and ritual expressions of early Christianities and their local religious contexts.Book Synopsis
This collection of 21 essays, published together for the first time, offers three new models for thinking about religion and magic in late antiquity. Using a range of sources, David Frankfurter models a shift from thinking about "magic" to looking at the material powers of peculiar things activated in specific life contexts. Frankfurter then brings together various forms of charisma in the late antique world to demonstrate how charisma was both a source of authority and a power that someone could transmit through objects. The collection also considers the relationship of violence to religion, from religious instigations to collective violence to violence in collective fantasy: of martyrs' torments and of the rites of the monstrous Other.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 640
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Ancient
Series Title: Edinburgh Studies in Religion in Antiquity
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Frankfurter
Language: English
Street Date: January 31, 2026
TCIN: 1004161986
UPC: 9781399526784
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-0585
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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