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This book discusses various aspects of the theory and practice of magic in antique cultures around the Mediterranean. While some of its contributors address problems of methodology of research into magic and the definition of magic, others deal with specific historical and textual issues. Although a major focus is on Jewish texts ranging from antiquity to the medieval period, the book also includes studies of several magical texts from ancient Mesopotamia and their impact on later magical practice, and studies of Greek and Zoroastrian texts and artifacts. The approaches thus range from the examination of textual or visual sources to theoretical issues such as the history of research and the definition of magic.

Jewish magic --- Magic in rabbinical literature --- Magic, Ancient --- Rabbinical literature --- Magic, Jewish --- Magic, Semitic

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The book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.

Jewish astrology --- Jewish magic --- Jewish philosophy --- Philosophy, Medieval. --- Medieval philosophy --- Scholasticism --- Magic, Jewish --- Magic, Semitic --- Astrology, Jewish --- Astrology --- History. --- History

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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 Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition.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.

Jewish magic --- Magic in rabbinical literature. --- Magic, Ancient. --- Love --- Rabbinical literature --- Magic, Jewish --- Magic, Semitic --- Affection --- Emotions --- First loves --- Friendship --- Intimacy (Psychology) --- History --- Religious aspects --- Judaism

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Alongside 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.Jewish Magic and Superstition 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.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.

Superstition --- Jewish magic. --- Jews --- Folk-lore --- Jews in folk-lore --- Magic, Jewish --- Magic, Semitic --- Religious aspects --- Judaism. --- Folklore. --- Anthropology. --- Jewish Studies. --- Linguistics. --- Religion. --- Religious Studies.

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Jewish magic --- Magic in rabbinical literature. --- History. --- Magic in rabbinical literature --- Rabbinical literature --- Magic, Jewish --- Magic, Semitic --- History --- Jewish magic - History. --- Magie juive --- Judaïsme --- Magie antique --- Littérature rabbinique --- Magie --- Histoire --- Thèmes, motifs --- Dans la littérature