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Ancient Jewish magic : a history / Gideon Bohak.
LIBRA BF1622.J45 B64 2008
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Van Pelt Library BF1622.J45 B64 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bohak, Gideon, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish magic--History.
- Jewish magic.
- History.
- Magic in rabbinical literature.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Jewish magic : a contradiction in terms?
- Jewish magic in the Second Temple period
- Jewish magic in late antiquity : the "insider" evidence
- Non-Jewish elements in late-antique Jewish magic
- How "Jewish" was ancient Jewish magic?
- Magic and magicians in rabbinic literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-479) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780521874571
- 0521874572
- OCLC:
- 181072650
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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