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Jewish Magic and Superstition : A Study in Folk Religion
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; JEWISH MAGIC AND SUPERSTITION; Title; Copyright; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER I. THE LEGEND OF JEWISH SORCERY; CHAPTER II. THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND; Jewish Magic; The Magician; Forbidden And Permitted; ""It Is Best To Be Heedful""; CHAPTER III. THE POWERS OF EVIL; The Middle World; Terminology; The Genesis Of Demons; Attributes And Functions; ""Jewish"" Demons; ""Foreign"" Demons; CHAPTER IV. MAN AND THE DEMONS; Attack; Crises; Spirit Possession; Incubus AndSuccubus; The Evil Eye; Words And Curses; CHAPTER V. THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD.
- CHAPTER VI. THE POWERS OF GOODDeputy Angels; Attributes And Functions; CHAPTER VII. ""IN THE NAME OF . . .""; The Potency Of The Name; Abracadabra; The Golem; The Evolution Of Name-Magic; The Names Of God; Angel Names; Borrowed Names; CHAPTER VIII. THE BIBLE IN MAGIC; The Word Of God; The Use Of The Word; CHAPTER IX. THE MAGICAL PROCEDURE; Incantations; Numbers; The Magic Act; Sympathetic Magic; CHAPTER X. AMULETS; Material Objects; Gems; Written Amulets; Preparation Of Amulets; Tefillin And Mezuzot; CHAPTER XI. THE WAR WITH THE SPIRITS; Religious Defenses; Magical Defenses; Stratagem.
- Birth, Marriage And DeathCHAPTER XII. NATURE AND MAN; The Wonders Of Nature; Folk Biology-Procreation; Forgetting And Remembering; CHAPTER XIII. MEDICINE; Magic And The Doctor; The Causes Of Disease; Treatment; Some Sovereign Remedies; Herbs; CHAPTER XIV. DIVINATION; Determinism vs. Free Will; Omens; The Prognostic Arts; The Divining Princes; Necromancy; Buried Treasure; Trial By Ordeal; CHAPTER XV. DREAMS; The Dream In Human Affairs; Where Dreams Come From; ""Dreams Follow Their Interpretation""; The Technique Of Interpretation; Dream Divination; Neutralizing Ominous Dreams.
- CHAPTER XVI. ASTROLOGYAPPENDIX I-THE FORMATION OF MAGICAL NAMES; APPENDIX II-Ms. Sefer Gematriaot ON GEMS; ABBREVIATIONS AND HEBREW TITLES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY A.-A NOTE ABOUT THE SOURCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY B.-HEBREW SOURCES, PRINTED; BIBLIOGRAPHY C.-HEBREW SOURCES IN MANUSCRIPT; BIBLIOGRAPHY D.-MODERN LITERATURE; GLOSSARY OF HEBREW TERMS; INDEX.