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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 6 List of Plates 8 Preface 10 Introduction 16 1. Magic and the Study of Religion 28 2. Magic, Mysticism, Religion, and Society: The Study of Early Jewish Magic 83 3. Religion, Magic, Adjuration, and the Definition of Early Jewish Magic 174 4. How to Do Things with Words: Speech Acts and Incantations 191 5. Jewish Magic Literature: Magical Texts and Artifacts 220 6. Angels, Demons, and Sorceries: Beliefs, Actions, and Attitudes in Nonmagic Literature 310 7. Knowledge, Power, and Hegemony: Sorcery, Demonology, and Divination in Rabbinic Literature 369 Epilogue 477 Bibliography 481 Index of Sources 547 General Index 561 Image Plates 586 Publisher:Wayne State University Press,Published:2017,ISBN:9780814336311,Related ISBN:9780814336304,Language:English,OCLC:980824531 "Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?" Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness, the conflict with the culture it reflects, and the scientific study of both. The first
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- Author
- Harari, Yuval;Stein, Batya
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780814336311
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Judaism, History, Science
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