ISBN:
9789004347892
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Year of publication:
2017
Series Statement:
Magical and religious literature of late antiquity Volume 6
Series Statement:
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online
Series Statement:
Collection 2017
Series Statement:
Brill online books and journals: E-books
Series Statement:
Magical and religious literature of Late Antiquity
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Saar, Ortal-Paz, author Jewish love magic
Keywords:
Jewish magic History To 1500
;
Magic in rabbinical literature
;
Magic, Ancient
;
Love Religious aspects To 1500
;
Judaism
;
History
;
Jewish magic
;
Love
;
Magic in rabbinical literature
;
Magic, Ancient
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Judentum
;
Liebe
;
Magie
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Front Matter -- Introduction -- What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Magic)? -- Making Love, Making Hate -- Of Loviel and Other Demons -- A Time to Love and a Time to Hate -- You Shall Not Walk in Their Statutes? -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Indexes.
Abstract:
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 Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition.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
DOI:
10.1163/9789004347892
URL:
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