Georg Luck (1926–2013)
Author of Arcana Mundi
About the Author
Georg Luck is Professor of Classics, emeritus, The Johns Hopkins University.
Works by Georg Luck
Ancient Pathways and Hidden Pursuits: Religion, Morals, and Magic in the Ancient World (2000) 18 copies
Tristia: Commentary 3 copies
Über einige Interjektionen der lateinischen Umgangssprache; Kritische Beiträge zu Plautus und Terenz; uber, beitrage (1964) 2 copies
P. Ovidius Naso: Tristia, Band 2: Kommentar (Wissenschaftliche Kommentare Zu Griechischen Und Lateinische) (1977) 1 copy
Textual criticism today 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1926
- Date of death
- 2013
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University
- Nationality
- USA
Switzerland - Birthplace
- Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Place of death
- Towson, Maryland, USA
- Map Location
- USA
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Arcana mundi : magic and the occult in the Greek and Roman worlds : a collection of ancient texts by Georg Luck
Invaluable collection. Big, but it could easily be larger. If I were in charge, I would have left out some of the more easily-found texts.
Four separate essays on magical acts and attitudes in Greece and Rome. Dry but well researched. Bibliography, index, in-text notes. Made especially difficult by difficulty of keeping names straight. Numbers of historical figures with similar or identical names. Probably valuable for specialists in the field, but heavy going for average reader.
Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome (Witchcraft and Magic in Europe (Paperback)) by Valerie Flint
Like all the books in this series, very good, worth having and far too expensive. This is not a beginner's book, but rather assumes some knowledge of the field. Useful and worth having but supplement it with Graf, at the very least.
Arcana mundi : magic and the occult in the Greek and Roman worlds : a collection of ancient texts by Georg Luck
I loved this book and found it very informative and easy to read.
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