Ancient magic. From dragons and werewolves to potions and protection from dark forces
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A book that will help to comprehend the secrets of ancient magic. This is a journey to antiquity to better understand how the ancestors lived and what magical rituals are preserved in the modern world.
Vampires, dragons, werewolves, mail to the kingdom of the dead, love potions and curses - just Tuesday in the ancient world where magic was everywhere. Using many sources and illustrations, Philip Matyshak immerses readers into the world of antiquity and gives a new, fascinating and sometimes ironic understanding of the role of magic in the development of civilizations. How do we know that at the sight of a vampire it is worth getting garlic, and a huge black dog is a harbinger of death? How to get an answer from the dead and where to look for portals between worlds? Which animal can kill a basilisk? Why is the conspiracy that the blacksmiths pronounced, warming up the blade of the sword, suspiciously coincides in terms of duration over time ? Ideal hardening?
In most modern countries, it is not forbidden to declare itself a witch or a magician. But some elements of sorcerer"s craft are still outlawed and dangerous for the sorcerer himself and for others. For example, this book tells how the ancient Greeks and the Romans aroused demons and other spirits of the underground kingdom, but it is extremely undesirable to repeat this ritual at home. In the best case, your experience will be unsuccessful, and you will only in vain spend time and several buckets of sheep blood. At worst - you will succeed.
For whom this book
connoisseurs of history, mythology. For everyone who wants to plunge into the life of ancient people and see the reflection of the past in the present. For those who want to learn more about how the ancient world understood the supernatural.
From the author
In order to comprehend the secrets of ancient magic, first forget the word supernatural. In ancient times, such a thing did not exist. Not because there was nothing magical in the world then, but because everything was magical in it. The ancient world was numbered, which means fulfilled by divine power. Miracles were performed by nature itself. Flowers mysteriously turned into fruits, and caterpillars into butterflies. Clouds carried magical energy, capable of destroying the whole house with one accurately released by lightning. Natural and was supernatural. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, “Magic” implied the use of nature forces for their own purposes.
In order to understand the magic of antiquity, we will have to throw many more modern ideas out of our heads. In our world - especially in the West - religion has long appropriated the exclusive right to interact with invisible forces and substances. In ancient times, such a monopoly did not exist. Religion was sponsored by the state and was perceived as a civic duty, its task was to maintain peace between people and gods. Mythology humanized the gods and explained how the universe arose and how the universe arose. In addition to them, there was also magic, with the help of which the most ordinary people directly interacted with invisible forces
Vampires, dragons, werewolves, mail to the kingdom of the dead, love potions and curses - just Tuesday in the ancient world where magic was everywhere. Using many sources and illustrations, Philip Matyshak immerses readers into the world of antiquity and gives a new, fascinating and sometimes ironic understanding of the role of magic in the development of civilizations. How do we know that at the sight of a vampire it is worth getting garlic, and a huge black dog is a harbinger of death? How to get an answer from the dead and where to look for portals between worlds? Which animal can kill a basilisk? Why is the conspiracy that the blacksmiths pronounced, warming up the blade of the sword, suspiciously coincides in terms of duration over time ? Ideal hardening?
In most modern countries, it is not forbidden to declare itself a witch or a magician. But some elements of sorcerer"s craft are still outlawed and dangerous for the sorcerer himself and for others. For example, this book tells how the ancient Greeks and the Romans aroused demons and other spirits of the underground kingdom, but it is extremely undesirable to repeat this ritual at home. In the best case, your experience will be unsuccessful, and you will only in vain spend time and several buckets of sheep blood. At worst - you will succeed.
For whom this book
connoisseurs of history, mythology. For everyone who wants to plunge into the life of ancient people and see the reflection of the past in the present. For those who want to learn more about how the ancient world understood the supernatural.
From the author
In order to comprehend the secrets of ancient magic, first forget the word supernatural. In ancient times, such a thing did not exist. Not because there was nothing magical in the world then, but because everything was magical in it. The ancient world was numbered, which means fulfilled by divine power. Miracles were performed by nature itself. Flowers mysteriously turned into fruits, and caterpillars into butterflies. Clouds carried magical energy, capable of destroying the whole house with one accurately released by lightning. Natural and was supernatural. For the ancient Greeks and Romans, “Magic” implied the use of nature forces for their own purposes.
In order to understand the magic of antiquity, we will have to throw many more modern ideas out of our heads. In our world - especially in the West - religion has long appropriated the exclusive right to interact with invisible forces and substances. In ancient times, such a monopoly did not exist. Religion was sponsored by the state and was perceived as a civic duty, its task was to maintain peace between people and gods. Mythology humanized the gods and explained how the universe arose and how the universe arose. In addition to them, there was also magic, with the help of which the most ordinary people directly interacted with invisible forces
Author:
Author:Philip Matyshak
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Religion & Spiritually
- Category:Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Category:Chiromantia & Esoteric & Numerology
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: 2
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00169-503-5
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