Greek and Roman Necromancy

In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy - the consultation of the dead for divination. Ranging over the many lands in which the Greek and Roman civilizations flourished, from the Greek archiac period through the late Roman empire, this is a comprehensive survey of the subject.

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In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy - the consultation of the dead for divination. People could seek knowledge from the dead by sleeping on tombs, visiting oracles, and attempting to reanimate corpses and skulls. Ranging over many of the lands in which Greek and Roman civilizations fluorished, including Egypt, from the Greek archaic period through the late Roman empire, this book is the first comprehensive survey of the subject ever published in any language. It will be of central importance to those interested in the rapidly expanding, inherently fascinating, and intellectually exciting subjects of ghosts and magic in antiquity.