Envy, Poison, and Death : Women on Trial in Classical Athens

At the heart of this book are some trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE. In each case, the charges involved a combination of supernatural activities, including potion-brewing and cult activity; the defendants were all women. Because of the brevity of the ancient sources, and their la...

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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (436 p.)
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