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Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah

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Availability:In StockContributor:Yuval Harari, Batya Stein (Translator)Series:Raphael Patai Jewish Folklore and AnthropologyPublish date:2021-10-01Pages:604
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814348819ISBN-10:814348815UPC:9780814348819Book Category:Religion, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Judaism, Jewish, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.22 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCZPD5X9WH

Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah

"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.


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Series: Raphael Patai Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814348819ISBN-10:814348815UPC:9780814348819Book Category:Religion, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Judaism, Jewish, Folklore & MythologyBook Topic:Rituals & PracticeSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.22 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCZPD5X9WH

Yuval Harari is a professor of Jewish Thought and Folklore at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His cultural and textual studies cover a broad range of phenomena in the field of magic and practical Kabbalah in Judaism from Antiquity to our day. He is also the author of The Sword of Moses: A New Translation and Study.


Publisher: Wayne State University Press

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