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Solomon the Esoteric King : From King to Magus, Development of a Tradition / Pablo Torijano Morales

Englisch

Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2002

1 Online-Ressource

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Solomon the Esoteric King : From King to Magus, Development of a Tradition. - Leiden : BRILL, 2002

978-90-04-49449-7 electronic book

978-90-04-11941-3 print

DOI: 10.1163/9789004494497

*Astrology ; Exorcism ; Greek literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism ; Judaism and literature -- Greece

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BS580

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 222;

Book Industry Communication: HRJ

bisacsh: REL 040000

The aim of the present work is to study the esoteric characterization of King Solomon that became popular in certain currents of Judaism and Christianity of Late Antiquity and to establish a typology of it. Representative texts are analyzed, first to establish precisely the development of the different esoteric traditions linked to King Solomon, and then to show how these texts and traditions are placed in relation within the broad context of Magic and Religion in Late Antiquity. The book provides data for a better understanding of magic and its role in the Mediterranean Oikumene, suggests the necessity for a better categorization of the magical discipline, and furthers the discussion on the transmission and importance of esoteric traditions withing Judaism and Christianity

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