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CLAS 3240: Magic in the Ancient World: Captivating Our Imaginations: Week 1-4

Magic in the Ancient World

About Captivating Our Imaginations

Wicked Witches of the West

Ogden, Night's Black Agents: Introduction
Ogden, Daniel. Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Reading Review 1

Roman Gothic

Ogden, Night's Black Agents Ch 2 Roman Gothic: Witches of the Latin Tradition
Ogden, Daniel. Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Reading Review 2
On readings in Ogden Ch. 2

Magi From the East

Ogden, Night's Black Agents, Ch. 3: Babylon and Memphis: Sorcerers Of Imperial Age
Ogden, Daniel. Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Reading Review 3
On Ogden Night's Black Agents Ch. 3

Magic Spells

Ogden, Night's Black Agents Ch. 4: Hidden Stories: Grimoires, Amulets and Curse Tablets
Ogden, Daniel. Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Reading Review 4
Reading worksheet for Night's Black Agents: Hidden Stories

Just a Touch of Necrophilia

Ogden, Night's Black Agents: Ch. 5: Across the Divide: Love and Sex Between the Living and the Dead
Ogden, Daniel. Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Reading Review 5
Reading Worksheet # 5, on Night's Black Agents: Across the Divide