Unveiling the Hidden-Anticipating the Future - Divinatory Practices Among Jews Between Qumran and the Modern Period (Hardcover)

In Unveiling the Hidden-Anticipating the Future: Divinatory Practices Among Jews Between Qumran and the Modern Period, Josefina Rodriguez-Arribas and Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum collect ten studies based on primary sources ranging from Qumran to the modern period and covering Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The studies show Jews practising divination (astrology, bibliomancy, physiognomy, dream requests, astral magic, etc.) and implementing the study and practice of the prognostic arts in ways that allowed Jews to make them "Jewish," by avoiding any conflict with Jewish law or halakhah. These studies focus on the Jewish components of this divination, providing specific firsthand details about the practices and their practitioners within their cultural and intellectual contexts-as well as their fears, wishes, and anxieties-using ancient scrolls and medieval manuscripts in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judaeo-Arabic. Contributors are Michael D. Swartz, Helen R. Jacobus, Alessia Bellusci, Blanca Villuendas Sabate, Shraga Bar-On, Josefina Rodriguez-Arribas, Amos Geula, Dov Schwartz, Joseph Ziegler, and Charles Burnett.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Prognostication in History, 5
Release date:	February 2021
First published:	2021
Volume editors:	Josefina Rodriguez-Arribas • Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	412
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-44506-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Fortune-telling & divination > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Fortune-telling & divination > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-44506-4
Barcode:	9789004445062

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