ritual and revelation in early Jewish mysticism Swartz, Michael D. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History. Prayers and devotions. nju 2014 1996 monographic eng

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1 online resource (278 pages) In exploring the social background of early Jewish mysticism, Scholastic Magic tells the story of how imagination and magic were made to serve memory and scholasticism. In the visionary literature that circulated between the fifth and ninth centuries, there are strange tales of ancient rabbis conjuring the angel known as Sar-Torah, the "Prince of the Torah." This angel endowed the rabbis themselves with spectacular memory and skill in learning, and then taught them the formulas for giving others these gifts. This literature, according to Michael Swartz, gives us rare glimpse. Introduction. Mentalities of ancient Judaism -- Memory, Torah, and magic -- The Sar-Torah texts. The texts -- Sar-Torah narratives : translation and analysis -- Sar-Torah rituals and related texts -- Ritual and revelation. Ritual and Purity -- Tradition and authority -- Conclusions. Scholastic magic. Michael D. Swartz. Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-247) and indexes. Mysticism Judaism History Jewish magic Rabbis Prayers and devotions Intercessory prayer Judaism RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice Intercessory prayer Judaism Jewish magic Mysticism Judaism Rabbis RELIGION / Judaism / General BM526 296.1 Swartz, Michael D. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©1996 (DLC) 96033720 (OCoLC)34547002 9781400864416 1400864410 22573/ctt7376zk JSTOR http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1700136 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=629671 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvh8w http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=790830 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1700136 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=629671 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvh8w http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=790830 EBLCP 140719 20200709060138.0 ocn884012615 eng