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culture. Why is this so, one may ask? Generally speaking, sociologists and anthropologists theorize that various factors such as environment and demographic structure influence various developments within human communities and
civilizations. This would certainly seem to be true for Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and renaissance Europe. MAGIC VERSUS RELIGION During the early days of most of these civilizations there
was not a division between magic and religion. There was inherent power called magic which existed within the parameters of the religions in the regions. In fact, in Mesopotamia, for
example, there were certain curing rituals which anyone could do inside of their own homes, using certain items and various herbs that were considered to have magical properties(Mesopotamia 2003). In
some cases a priest was called in to aid in the administering of the magical rite, but in many cases, anyone belonging to the faith could apply the magical cure.
Egypt saw the specialization of the gods and goddesses. Though early Mesopotamians had divisions of gods and goddesses, the Egyptians during their era would greatly enlarge upon this. Greece,
of course, would do the same type of thing, creating to go along with the development of the newer gods and goddesses elaborate stories which gave the gods and goddesses
emotional aspects and familial storylines which had not been present in any great extent in either the Egyptian or the Mesopotamian cultures(Ancient Greece 2003). The Romans more or less
absorbed the gods and goddesses of the conquered Grecian people, though now the gods and goddesses were given the desire to war amongst themselves and had as an outlook a
more militaristic point of view. Magic was still quite possible and achievable by the ordinary mortal, though the elaborate temples and sanctuaries would give rise to the specialization of certain
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