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An Enchanted World
The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity
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Michael L. Satlow's 'An Enchanted World' reconstructs everyday religious life in Late Antiquity (c.
200–600 CE), emphasizing lived religion over institutional or doctrinal histories.
Drawing on archaeological finds, magical texts, legal sources, and material culture, Satlow argues that ordinary people navigated a densely populated supernatural landscape—angels, spirits, saints, amulets, and sacred places—that transcended rigid religious labels.
He shows how rituals, objects, sacred time, and local technicians mediated relationships with invisible beings, producing shared practices across Jews, Christians, and pagans.
The book challenges scholarship focused on elite identity formation by foregrounding the relational, pragmatic, and often syncretic ways people sought safety, healing, and success.
Satlow also connects these past practices to contemporary questions about enchantment, relationality, and the role of spirituality in modern life.
200–600 CE), emphasizing lived religion over institutional or doctrinal histories.
Drawing on archaeological finds, magical texts, legal sources, and material culture, Satlow argues that ordinary people navigated a densely populated supernatural landscape—angels, spirits, saints, amulets, and sacred places—that transcended rigid religious labels.
He shows how rituals, objects, sacred time, and local technicians mediated relationships with invisible beings, producing shared practices across Jews, Christians, and pagans.
The book challenges scholarship focused on elite identity formation by foregrounding the relational, pragmatic, and often syncretic ways people sought safety, healing, and success.
Satlow also connects these past practices to contemporary questions about enchantment, relationality, and the role of spirituality in modern life.
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Michael L. Satlow, "An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity" (Princeton UP, 2026)
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Michael L. Satlow, "An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity" (Princeton UP, 2026)
