Review of Faraone Festschrift

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean world: studies in honor of Christopher A. Faraone.

Radcliffe G. Edmonds III, Carolina López-Ruiz, Sofía Torallas Tovar, Magic and religion in the ancient Mediterranean world: studies in honor of Christopher A. Faraone. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, 2023. Pp. 396. ISBN 9781032341262.

Review by
Marko Vitas, École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris Sciences et Lettres). vitas.marko@gmail.com

... The present volume highlights the importance of Faraone’s interdisciplinary work for the study of ancient magic in two parts through the contributions of his colleagues and former students: Materials and Cross-Cultural Contexts. I evaluate individual chapters first, and then discuss the book as a whole. ...

I noted the publication of the book here. Follow the links from there for more on Faraone's work.

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