Between worlds : dybbuks, exorcists, and early modern Judaism /

Annotation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chajes, Jeffrey Howard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2003.
Series:Jewish culture and contexts.
Subjects:
Dybbuk.
Spirit possession.
Exorcism.
Mysticism > Judaism.
Spiritual life > Judaism.
Future life > Judaism.
Dibbouk.
Possession par les esprits.
Exorcisme.
Mysticisme > Judaïsme.
Vie spirituelle > Judaïsme.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Dybbuk
Exorcism
Future life > Judaism
Mysticism > Judaism
Spirit possession
Spiritual life > Judaism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Dybbuk Possession; 2 The Dead and the Possessed; 3 The Task of the Exorcist; 4 Dybbuk Possession and Women's Religiosity; 5 Skeptics and Storytellers; Arrival; Appendix: Spirit Possession Narratives from Early Modern Jewish Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z; Acknowledgments.

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