Nuño, Antón Alvar2021-06-282021-06-282020-08-01Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, Vol. 47 (2011) , 113–1280418-453Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/317311There are two main methodological approaches in relation to the study of apotropaic magic in the Graeco-Roman world. An historicist one, focused on the formal description of the data and on tracing their possible origins; and a psychologist-functionalist one, which interprets the data as a psychological relief to the anxieties produced by the misfortunes of dailylife. I propose to explore here an aspect of apotropaic magic frequently overlooked: its mutual relation with the religion of the State, which creates a common syntactic framework but also tensions and conflicts.application/pdfApotropaic MagicDomestic ReligionState Religiongod FascinusDog SacrificefolyóiratcikkOpen AccessActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum DebreceniensisActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis47Acta Class. Univ. Sci. Debr.2732-3390