Magie und Ritual bei Apollonios Rhodios

Until now, scholars have largely ignored Apollonius of Rhodes's deep interest in secret cults, arcane rituals, paradoxa, and magic. The present study extensively explores this material with special emphasis on its function in the Argonautica. Based on this complementary methodological presentation, the book is geared to both religious historians and literary scholars.

Autorentext

Ingo Schaaf, Universität Konstanz.

Zusammenfassung

"Ingo Schaaf offers an extensive and detailed examination of the treatment of magic and ritual in the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes. This study fills an important gap in contemporary research on Apollonius, and it promises to place the scholarship on magic in the Argonautica on the same level that geography now enjoys."
Paul Ojennus in: BMCR 2015.04.36