Greek and Roman necromancy / Daniel Ogden.
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Princeton, N.J. :
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Places. 1. Tombs and Battlefields. 2. Oracles of the Dead. 3. The Heracleia Pontica and Tainaron Nekuomanteia. 4. The Acheron Nekuomanteia. 5. The Avernus Nekuomanteion. 6. Incubation and Dreaming
- Pt. II. People. 7. Evocators, Sorcerers, and Ventriloquists. 8. Shamans, Pythagoreans, and Orphics. 9. Aliens and Witches. 10. Necromancy among the Romans
- Pt. III. Technology. 11. Traditional Rites of Evocation. 12. From Bowl Divination to Boy-Sacrifice. 13. Reanimation and Talking Heads
- Pt. IV. Theory. 14. Ghosts in Necromancy. 15. The Wisdom of the Dead. 16. Between Life and Death. Conclusion: Attitudes toward Necromancy.
