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Lamont (J. L.) In Blood and Ashes. Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece. Pp. xxviii + 404, ills, maps. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. Cased, £71, US$110. ISBN: 978-0-19-751778-9. – CORRIGENDUM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2024

Charlotte Spence
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The Classical Review , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , October 2024 , pp. 387 - 388
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Classical Association

2nd page, 3rd paragraph, the quotation from the book under review should read:

As L. states: ‘There are some similarities, to be sure, but many ancient and modern cultures have independently developed ritual practices that involve the use of spells, incantations, figurines, nails, animals, and other materia magica; such rites seem to be cross-cultural, ubiquitous, and deeply human, and in this sense we need not expect external influence for the emergence of curse rituals in the Greek world’ (p. 59).

The author apologises for the error.

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Spence, C. (2024) Ancient Greek Curse Tablets - (J.L.) Lamont, In Blood and Ashes. Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in Ancient Greece. Pp. xxviii + 404, ills, maps. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. Cased, £71, US$110. ISBN: 978-0-19-751778-9. The Classical Review. Published online 2024. doi:10.1017/S0009840X24000167Google Scholar