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Jewish Mysticism and Magic: An Anthropological Perspective

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Providing a unique anthropological perspective on Jewish mysticism and magic, this book is a study of Jewish rites and rituals and how the analysis of early literature provides the roots for understanding religious practices. It includes analysis on the importance of sacrifice, amulets, and names, and their underlying cultural constructs and the persistence of their symbolic significance.

Author(s): Maureen Bloom
Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 256

BOOK COVER......Page 1
TITLE......Page 6
COPYRIGHT......Page 7
DEDICATION......Page 8
CONTENTS......Page 10
ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 13
AUTHOR’S NOTE......Page 15
Part I......Page 20
1 PROLOGUE......Page 22
2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND......Page 26
3 LITERARY SOURCES......Page 37
4 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND......Page 50
5 SANCTUARY, TEMPLE AND SYNAGOGUE: Jewish sects; magic and magicians......Page 57
Part II......Page 78
6 EL SHADDAI–THE MIGHTY HEBREW GOD: His covenants with the righteous......Page 80
7 THE ‘SACRED’ AND THE ‘PROFANE’......Page 95
8 SACRIFICE AND PRAYER IN ISRAELITE RELIGION......Page 115
Part III......Page 138
9 ORDERING THE BODY IN A WORLD OF DISORDER......Page 140
10 APPROXIMATING GOD, APPROPRIATING AUTHORITY: Hekhalot and Merkava literature......Page 166
11 IMPRECATIONS, HEALING AND PROTECTION: The ‘Book of Secrets’, amulets, incantation bowls......Page 184
12 EPILOGUE......Page 208
NOTES......Page 213
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND GENERAL REFERENCES......Page 238
INDEX......Page 245