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Jewish magic and superstition : a study in folk religion /

A classic treatise, available now for the first time in paperback, on the folk beliefs of the Jews, with a new introduction by arguably the most important contemporary scholar of Jewish mysticism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trachtenberg, Joshua, 1904-1959 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1. THE LEGEND OF JEWISH SORCERY
  • Chapter 2. THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND
  • Chapter 3. THE POWERS OF EVIL
  • Chapter 4. MAN AND THE DEMONS
  • Chapter 5. THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
  • Chapter 6. THE POWERS OF GOOD
  • Chapter 7. "IN THE NAME OF."
  • Chapter 8. THE BIBLE IN MAGIC
  • Chapter 9. THE MAGICAL PROCEDURE
  • Chapter 10. AMULETS
  • Chapter 11. THE WAR WITH THE SPIRITS
  • Chapter 12. NATURE AND MAN
  • Chapter 13. MEDICINE
  • Chapter 14. DIVINATION
  • Chapter 15. DREAMS
  • Chapter 16. ASTROLOGY
  • APPENDIX I: THE FORMATION OF MAGICAL NAMES
  • APPENDIX II: MS. SEFER GEMATRIAOT, pp. 43a-44b, ON GEMS
  • ABBREVIATIONS AND HEBREW TITLES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • GLOSSARY OF HEBREW TERMS
  • INDEX.