Ancient Jewish magic : a history /

Gideon Bohak gives an account of the broad history of ancient Jewish magic, from the Second Temple to the rabbinic period. It is based both on ancient magicians' own compositions and products in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek, and on the descriptions and prescriptions of non-magicians. The main focu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bohak, Gideon, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Jewish magic > History.
Magic in rabbinical literature.
Magie juive > Histoire.
Magie dans la littérature rabbinique.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
Jewish magic.
Magi > religiösa aspekter > judendom > historia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Jewish magic : a contradiction in terms?
  • Jewish magic in the Second Temple period
  • Jewish magic in late antiquity : the "insider" evidence
  • Non-Jewish elements in late-antique Jewish magic
  • How "Jewish" was ancient Jewish magic?
  • Magic and magicians in rabbinic literature.

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