Mirecki P., Meyer M. Magic and ritual in the Ancient World

Leiden, Boston, Köln, Brill: 2002. — 489 p. — ISSN: 0927-7633.This series Religions in the Greeco-Roman World presents a forum for studies in the social and cultural function of religions in the Greek and the Roman world, dealing with pagan religions both in their own right and in their interaction with and influence on Christianity and Judaism during a
lengthy period of fundamental change. Special attention will be given to the religious history of regions and cities which illustrate the practical workings of these processes.