02937nam a2200517Ki 4500 ocn958937311 OCoLC 20200709060333.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160922s2008 enka ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781316342749 (electronic bk.) 1316342743 (electronic bk.) 9780521874571 0521874572 957603 (N$T) (OCoLC)958937311 BF1622.J45 B64 2008eb OCC 018000 bisacsh 133.4/3089924 22 MAIN Bohak, Gideon, 1961- Ancient Jewish magic : a history / Gideon Bohak. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. 1 online resource (ix, 483 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-479) and index. Jewish magic : a contradiction in terms? -- Jewish magic in the Second Temple period -- Jewish magic in late antiquity : the "insider" evidence -- Non-Jewish elements in late-antique Jewish magic -- How "Jewish" was ancient Jewish magic? -- Magic and magicians in rabbinic literature. Gideon Bohak gives an account of the broad history of ancient Jewish magic, from the Second Temple to the rabbinic period. It is based both on ancient magicians' own compositions and products in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek, and on the descriptions and prescriptions of non-magicians. The main focus is on the cultural make-up of ancient Jewish magic, and special attention is paid to the processes of cross-cultural contacts and borrowings between Jews and non-Jews, as well as to inner-Jewish creativity. Other major issues explored include the place of magic within Jewish society, contemporary Jewish attitudes to magic, and the identity of its practitioners. --From publisher's description. Print version record. Jewish magic History. Magic in rabbinical literature. Jewish magic. fast (OCoLC)fst01730508 Magic in rabbinical literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01005499 Magi religiösa aspekter judendom historia. sao BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Parapsychology / General bisacsh History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Electronic books. Print version: Bohak, Gideon, 1961- Ancient Jewish magic. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521874571 (DLC) 2007046052 (OCoLC)181072650 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=957603 EBSCOhost EBSC 957603 92 N$T 56097 56097