Three Scroll Amulets (Apotropaic Rotuli) from the Parisian Collections: Bodily Imaginaire and Ritual Healingnt
Scroll-written amulets are personal protective and healing tools ubiquitous in Jewish tradition since antiquity. Once redacted, they are rolled up or folded, inserted in cases and worn on the body. Scribal devices and magical techniques are used in their production, and their contact with the body s...
Subtitles: | From Cairo to Amsterdam. Hebrew Scrolls from the 11th to the 18th Centuries (eds. Emma Abate and Justine Isserles) |
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
Published: |
2021
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In: |
Henoch
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 197-228 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebraica
/ Amulet
/ Cabala
/ Magic
/ Paris
/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Healing practices
B Bodily protection B Magic B Amulets B Kabbalah |