Incantations and Magic

Incantations come from a traditional belief that words have the magical power to control events or individuals. They include taboos, greetings, verbal wishes, and magical phrases.

Resources in this category:

Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity
http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/magic/

Some of the materials in the University of Michigan's collections that might prove useful in any discussion of magic and its practitioners in the Mediterranean basin and the Near East from the 1st to the 7th centuries A.D.