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L elemento coercitivo nelle tabellae defixionum di argomento amoroso – alcuni aspetti testuali

Title in English Coercitive Elements and other Aspects in the Curse Tablets with Love-spells -
Authors

URBANOVÁ Daniela

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Latin Linguistics Today. Akten des 15. Internationalen Kolloquiums zur Lateinischen Linguistik
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Linguistics
Keywords epigraphy; curse tablets; binding spells; love spells;prayers for justice
Description The use of coercitive spells with limited duration, i.e. until the scope of the spell gets fulfilled, is found in antiquity not only in the context of love spells but also in the context of other, contemporary spells – in the so called prayers for justice. The application of the same coercitive formulas in both contexts of these magical texts, found in very distant regions, reflects a vivid process of influencing, interchanging and altering the magical tradition, mainly grounded in the South-East Mediterranean area.
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