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Mesopotamian Witchcraft

Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature

by Tzvi Abusch

A collection of studies on how Babylonians imagined the witch, how anti-witchcraft rituals developed, and how the Maqlû ceremony was composed and expanded over time.

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