CLST 10.15 Magic and the Occult in the Ancient World

From simple spells designed to meet the needs of the poor and the desperate to the complex theurgies of the philosophers, the people of the Greco-Roman world employed magic to try to influence the world around them. We will study the ancient practitioners of magic, the techniques through which they served their clientele, the bodies of occult knowledge upon which they drew, and the cultural contexts in which they operated or were thought to operate.  

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:TMV; WCult:W

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Offered

• Spring