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RoadRomeo Posted July 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West From Antiquity to the Present Search within full text Chapter Aa Aa Get access Cited by 2 Print publication year: 2015 Online publication date: March 2015 Chapter 8 - Magic, Marvel, and Miracle in Early Islamic Thought from Part III - Parallel Traditions By Travis Zadeh Edited by David J. Collins, S. J., Georgetown University, Washington DC Publisher: Cambridge University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHO9781139043021.012 pp 235-267 Export citation Summary This chapter approaches magic in the early church from two angles. In first, it examines the ways in which different groups of people performing rituals were depicted as practitioners of magic. In second, the discussion of Late Antique practices deemed to be magical focuses on the competition for spiritual authority between ritual experts. In the eyes of Graeco-Roman outsiders, Christian practices resembled widespread stereotypes of magic. Origen was a Christian apologist who addressed allegations of magic against Christians by reframing the terms. Celsus had accused Christians of attaining their powers by using the names of demons in their incantations. Christian writers connected magic with demons and designated Graeco-Roman cult practices as magic and asserted that they dealt with evil spirits. The association of magic with paganism and heresy in imperial legislation shows how the imperial government aimed at harnessing magic for various social, political and religious goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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