Ancient Jewish Magic A History

Name: Ancient Jewish Magic A History
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ISBN: 9780521874571

ISBN-10: 0521874572

ISBN-13: 9780521874571

Edition: 2008

Authors: Gideon Bohak

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This is a pioneering attempt to write a broad history of ancient Jewish magic, from the Second Temple to the rabbinic period. It is based both on the ancient magicians' own compositions (and products) in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek, and on the descriptions and prescriptions of non-magicians, in an effort to reconstruct a historical picture that is as balanced and nuanced as possible. The book's main focus is on the cultural make-up of ancient Jewish magic, with special attention paid to processes of cross-cultural contacts and borrowings between Jews and non-Jews and to inner-Jewish creativity. Another major issue is the place of magic within Jewish society at the time, attitudes to magic…

Book details

List price: $126.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/3/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 494
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English




Jewish magic: a contradiction in terms?



Jewish magic in the Second Temple period



Jewish magic in late antiquity - the 'insider' evidence



Non-Jewish elements in late-antique Jewish magic



How 'Jewish' was ancient Jewish magic?



Magic and magicians in rabbinic literature


Epilogue