Los temores del mago: miedos en torno a la acción mágica en la antigua Roma

Abstract

Although in the Ancient Rome the practicioners of magic were able to cause terror, pain and dispair to their victims, and to use somebody else’s fear as a powerful ally, they also experimented dreads and anxieties in relation to their own magical performances and their consecuences. This contribution offers a study of the magician’s fears, and deals with the topic of the complex relationship between fear and magic in the Ancient World.