Scientia Punienda / Nefanda Curiositas: The Interpretation of Magic in the Roman World
Scientia Punienda / Nefanda Curiositas: The Interpretation of Magic in the Roman World

Summary/Abstract: It is not easy to univocally define the concept of magic. From anthropology to ethnology, from the history of religions to sociology, different disciplines have encountered this subject, trying to codify its main elements and to extrapolate an intrinsic meaning with universal significance. But what belongs to the magical world, in its many manifestations, cannot have a single definition. In general, when we talk about magic, we refer to a series of borderline behaviors between different realities and, therefore, it is impossible to reach a universal definition, which is always valid. In order to get better theme to thoroughly understand its nuances, sometimes labile, sometimes me and marked think it is necessary to make a small excursus in that part of historiography modern just magic has concentrated attention causing fundamental studies.

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