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Jewish Love Magic - From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,039
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Jewish Love Magic - From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Hardcover): Ortal-Paz Saar

Jewish Love Magic - From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

Ortal-Paz Saar

Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity, 6

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Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages is the first monograph dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition. The book explores rituals, spells and important motifs of Jewish love magic, repeatedly comparing them to the Graeco-Roman and Christian traditions. In addition to recipes and amulets in Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic, primarily originating in the Cairo Genizah, also rabbinic sources and responsa are analysed, resulting in a comprehensive and fascinating picture. "Due to the general neglect of the topic in previous scholarship, the richness of the research corpus and the scientific precision of the author, Saar's Jewish Love Magic is an important volume that should be on the shelf of every scholar focusing on ancient Jewish magic, but also on Jewish culture and cultural history in general. Furthermore, the book is an enjoyable read also for a non-specialist audience thanks to its clarity and fluency." - Alessia Belusci, Yale University, in: Journal of Semitic Studies 64.2 (2019) "This is a valuable foray into the relationship between institutionalised religion and magic and the complex question of 'legitimacy'. Overall, the book presents a compelling case for the existence of Jewish 'love magic'." -Ann Jeffers, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43.5 (2019)

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Imprint: Brill
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity, 6
Release date: July 2017
First published: 2017
Authors: Ortal-Paz Saar
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 978-90-04-34788-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
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LSN: 90-04-34788-7
Barcode: 9789004347885

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