The perception of demons in late antiquity was determined by the cultural and religious contexts. Therefore the authors of this volume take into consideration a

Although it would appear in studies of late antique ecclesiastical authority and power that scholars have covered everything, an important aspect of the urban b

Compared to the wealth of information available to us about classical tragedy and comedy, not much is known about the culture of pantomime, mime, and dance in l

The Babylonian Talmud is full of stories of demonic encounters, and it also includes many laws that attempt to regulate such encounters. In this book, Sara Roni

In many near eastern traditions, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam, demons have appeared as a cause of illness from ancient times until at least the ear