Greece
Mορμώ δάκνει… Morde il babau! Gli spauracchi femminili della Grecia antica. Storie di donne e di dolore
By: ALESSANDRA ROMEO – Unconscious fears and the desire to fix specific patterns of behavior find their natural outlet in the myth: Lamia, Empusa, Mormolice, Mormò, Accò, Alfitò and Gellò are unmarried female figures, without children and not subject to male authority. These figures find themselves in an almost subversive position of reality, threatening existing…
Logos e magia. La forza della parola nei rituali magici
By: ALESSANDRA ROMEO – The magic rites are divided into oral (spells) and manual (sympathetic rites or symbolic rites, sacrificial rites, healing rites, purification rites), complementary to each other. These rites present a recitative part, λόγος, with formulas and spells, and an operational part, πρᾶξις, with particular gestures, tools and substances. In both cases the word…
Mάγος καὶ Mαγεία. La magia nella tradizione letteraria greca
caratteristiche mago, classical Greek literature, Grecia, Greece, letteratura greca classica, mageia, magia, magic, magician, magician characteristics, mago, magosBy: ALESSANDRA ROMEO – The study of the historical context, the religion and the literary sources is a fundamental approach to define and interpret the figure of the magician in the Greek world. In the aftermath of the wars between Greece and Persia, Greek culture was strongly influenced by Persian culture, but a strong feeling…