Mesopotamian Witchcraft Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Li Terature

This volume is about the history, literature, ritual, and thought associated with ancient Mesopotamian witchcraft. With chapters on the changing forms and roles of witchcraft beliefs, the ritual function, form, and development of the Maql{ text (the most important ancient work on the subject), and the meaning of the Maql{ ceremony, as well as the ideology of the final version of the text. The volume significantly contributes to our understanding of the Maql{ text, and the reconstruction of the development of thought about witchcraft and magic in Mesopotamia.Abusch, I. Tzvi is the author of 'Mesopotamian Witchcraft Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Li Terature' with ISBN 9789004123878 and ISBN 9004123873.