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 | Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians (Religion in the First Christian Centuries) (1st Edition) by Naomi Janowitz Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-415-20207-8 / 0415202078 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-20207-7 / 9780415202077 Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for | |