{"product_id":"sylloge-of-defixiones-from-the-celia-s-nchez-natalas-9781407359311","title":"Sylloge of Defixiones from the Roman West. Volume I: A comprehensive collection of curse tablets from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE","description":"\u003cp\u003eDefixiones, also known as curse tablets, are one of the most revealing sources for ancient magico-religious practices. Born of rancour, anger, desire, love, envy, or just out of desperation, curse tablets were a strategy for obtaining 'individual justice' for those who could not accomplish their purposes through the available means, due to a lack of knowledge, power or legal\/economical resources. In this volume, the reader will find a detailed catalogue that discusses 535 curse tablets written in Latin and a wide range of local languages. The catalogue is preceded by a full introduction in which the main features of these inscriptions are discussed together with leading scholarship. Such a detailed yet global study of these texts sheds light on various aspects of curses that vary on a regional basis, thus showing how this magico-religious technology was not only adopted but also adapted in new and creative ways by the local populations throughout the Roman West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celia S疣chez Natal?s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1407359312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781407359311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.27d","brand":"Celia S疣chez Natal?s","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075673485567,"sku":"9781407359311","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ed31f8c-91a2-47c1-8793-bf33c905211a.jpg?v=1685460780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sylloge-of-defixiones-from-the-celia-s-nchez-natalas-9781407359311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}