{"product_id":"jewish-magic-and-superstition-a-study-in-folk-religion-paperback-softback-9780812218626","title":"Jewish Magic and Superstition; A Study in Folk Religion (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812218626","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJewish Magic and Superstition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study in Folk Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoshua Trachtenberg (Author), Moshe Idel (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812218626\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.592 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished-ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from the religion. According to Joshua Trachtenberg, it is not possible truly to understand the experience and history of the Jewish people without attempting to recover their folklife and beliefs from centuries past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJewish Magic and Superstition\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful and utterly fascinating exploration of religious forms that have all but disappeared yet persist in the imagination. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams.\u003cbr\u003e First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Moshe Idel\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e I. the Legend of Jewish Sorcery\u003cbr\u003e II. The Truth Behind the Legend\u003cbr\u003e III. The Powers of Evil\u003cbr\u003e IV. Man and the Demons\u003cbr\u003e V. The Spirits of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Powers of Good\u003cbr\u003e VII. \"In the Nature of . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e VIII. The Bible in Magic\u003cbr\u003e IX. The Magical Procedure\u003cbr\u003e X. Amulets\u003cbr\u003e XI. The War with the Spirits\u003cbr\u003e XII. Nature and Man\u003cbr\u003e XIII. Medicine\u003cbr\u003e XIV. Divination\u003cbr\u003e XV. Dreams\u003cbr\u003e XVI. Astrology\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I. The Formation of Magical Names\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II. Ms Sefer Gematriaot on Gems\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and Hebrew Titles\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Hebrew Terms\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716890325272,"sku":"9780812218626","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/jewish-magic-and-superstition-a-study-in-folk-religion-paperback-softback-9780812218626","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}