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Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World - Gender, Theory, and Religion Kimberly B. Stratton
Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World - Gender, Theory, and Religion
Kimberly B. Stratton
Investigates the cultural and ideological motivations behind early imaginings of the magician, the sorceress, and the witch in the ancient world. This book highlights the degree to which these ancient cultures shared ideas about power and legitimate authority, even while constructing and deploying those ideas in different ways.
312 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 9, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231138369 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 23 mm · 626 g |
| Language | English |