Naming the Witch: Magic, Ideology, and Stereotype in the Ancient World (Gender, Theory, and Religion)

by KimberlyBStratton (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $91.15

  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.