Residents of Ephesus burn their books on the magic arts before Saint Paul. Engraving, 18th century, after J. Thornhill.

Magic and divination in early Islam / edited by Emilie Savage-Smith.

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Magic and divination in early Islam / edited by Emilie Savage-Smith.

Residents of Ephesus burn their books on the magic arts before Saint Paul. Engraving, 18th century, after J. Thornhill.