TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bohak,Gideon
TI  - Ancient Jewish magic: a history 
SN  - 9781316342749
AV  - BF1622.J45 B64 2008eb
U1  - 133.4/3089924 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Jewish magic
KW  - History
KW  - Magic in rabbinical literature
KW  - fast
KW  - Magi
KW  - religiösa aspekter
KW  - judendom
KW  - historia
KW  - sao
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Parapsychology / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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