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Magicians, Ghosts, Amulets, and Spells: Daniel Ogden on Græco-Roman Magic

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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What Is a Ghost in Greco-Roman?

The Magoi are a special ethnic group in the Persian Empire, and they do these things. What was a ghost in Greco-Roman? If we can say it was one thing to the Greeks and the Romans in the classical period, what did they think a ghost was? Well, I think it's fair to say that whatever your listeners get in their head when they think of a ghost, pretty much that. This is a disembodied soul, which does largely retain the personality. In literary sources, they're often portrayed as tiny little black flying, winged flying creatures. And so they look rather like dragonflies,. We find images of people visiting a grave and the ghost politely comes

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