Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 1: Biblical and Pagan Societies - Paperback

by Bengt Ankarloo (Editor), Stuart Clark (Editor)

In the ancient Near East, the art of influencing the natural course of events by means of spells and other ritual forms was universal. The social and political role of magic is apparent, too, in the competition to achieve precedence over rival systems of

Author Biography

Bengt Ankarloo is Professor of History at Lund University, Sweden. Stuart Clark is Professor of History at the University of Wales, Swansea.