The Power of Magic in the Study of Ancient Christianity: Two Recent Books
Two recent books on magic in ancient and late ancient Christianity demonstrate the continuing power of “magic” for the study of ancient religion. Joseph Sanzo’s Ritual Boundaries and Laura Nasrallah’s Ancient Christians and the Power of Curses productively attend to the materiality of magical practices and undermine distinctions between elites and non-elites in religious practice.
Authors
- David Brakke
Institutions
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Religion
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1086/741424
- Primary Topic
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00