Costantini, L orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-0018 (Accepted: 2016) Roman Witchcraft: ‘Contaminations’ between Literature and Reality. In: Narrating Witchcraft: Agency, Discourse and Power, 30 Jun - 01 Jul 2016, University of Erfurt, Germany. (Unpublished)
Abstract
When attempting to reconstruct 'ancient witchcraft' we are bound to ask ourselves whether this phenomenon really existed beyond the fictional dimension of the sources which handed down to us the vivid portraits of many witches and of their frightful powers. This study looks at how elements taken of real magical practices were employed to dramatize fictional characterisations in Latin literature, and how these characterisations deeply influenced and shaped popular ideas about the of the existence of the witches.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Keywords: | Classics; Latin Literature; Greek Literature; Philology; Ancient Magic |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Humanities (Leeds) > Classics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2016 10:17 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2016 17:34 |
Status: | Unpublished |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102271 |