Jewish magic before the rise of Kabbalah
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Plates follow page -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. Research and Method -- 1. Magic and the Study of Religion -- Evolutionist Theories -- Sociology of Magic -- Magic, Religion, and Rationality in Anthropological Research -- 2. Magic,...
| Subtitles: | Early Jewish magic : research, method, sources Jewish magic before the rise of Kabbalah Kishuf ha-Yehudi ha-ḳadum : meḥḳar, shiṭah, meḳorot |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit, MI
Wayne State University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Harari, Yuval, 1957-, Jewish magic before the rise of Kabbalah] (2020) (Saʿar, Orṭal-Paz, 1975 -)
[Rezension von: Harari, Yuval, 1957-, Jewish magic before the rise of Kabbalah] (2018) (Bhayro, Siam, 1973 -) |
| Series/Journal: | Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judaism
/ Magic
/ Custom
/ History 600-1500
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| Further subjects: | B
Jewish magic-History
B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Plates follow page -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. Research and Method -- 1. Magic and the Study of Religion -- Evolutionist Theories -- Sociology of Magic -- Magic, Religion, and Rationality in Anthropological Research -- 2. Magic, Mysticism, Religion, and Society: The Study of Early Jewish Magic -- Magic in the Greco-Roman World: Aims of the Research -- Religion, Magic, and Mysticism in Judaism in Late Antiquity and the Early Islamic Period -- Concluding Remarks -- 3. Religion, Magic, Adjuration, and the Definition of Early Jewish Magic -- Magic-Mageia: Introducing the Problem -- Magic and Religion: A Case of Family Resemblance -- From Magic to Jewish Magic -- 4. How to Do Things with Words: Speech Acts and Incantations -- Speech Act Theory -- Speech Act Theory and Magic Speech -- Performative Utterances and Acts of Adjuration: Early Jewish Magic as a Test Case -- II. Sources -- 5. Jewish Magic Literature: Magical Texts and Artifacts -- Performative Artifacts -- Instructional Literature: Magic Recipes and Treatises -- Concluding Remarks -- 6. Angels, Demons, and Sorceries: Beliefs, Actions, and Attitudes in Nonmagic Literature -- Second Temple Period Literature -- Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature -- Polemical Karaite Writings -- The Response of Rav Hai Gaon to the Sages of Kairouan -- Maimonides' Writings -- Concluding Remarks -- 7. Knowledge, Power, and Hegemony: Sorcery, Demonology, and Divination in Rabbinic Literature -- Sorcery -- Demons and the Evil Eye -- Divination -- Dreams and Their Interpretation -- Astrology -- Concluding Remarks -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of Sources -- General Index |
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| ISBN: | 0814336310 |