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Ancient Jewish Magic: A History
Gideon Bohak
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| #884490 in Books | 2011-03-31 | 2011-02-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.98 x1.10 x5.98l,1.70 | File type: PDF | 494 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The academic study of Jewish magic emerges from the shadows|By Britehouse (A.D. Lobel)|Bohak's work represents the first scholarly work of its kind since the publication of 'Jewish Magic and Superstition' by Joshua Trachtenberg, in the 1930s. That alone would recommend it. But this comprehensive volume brings the story of ancient Jewish magic into the fold of twenty-first centu||"... this brilliant work will become the touchstone for current and future scholarship. Essential." |Choice
"...this is a lively, exhaustively researched, theoretically mature, and always informative book. ...rich and fascinating..." |BMCR
Gideon Bohak gives a pioneering 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, to reconstruct a historical picture that is as balanced and nuanced as possible. The main focus is on the cultural make-up of ancient Jewish magic, and special attention is paid to th...
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