Jewish Mysticism And Magic An Anthropological Perspective
\ Maureen Bloom
London, New York
: Routledge
, 2007
xiv, 231 p.
: ill., map
Routledge Jewish studies series
Code E.Book: 9919
Index
Prologue -- Historical background -- Literary sources -- Theoretical background -- Sanctuary, temple and synagogue : Jewish sects, magic and magicians -- El Shaddai, the mighty Hebrew God : his covenants with the righteous --The 'sacred' and the 'profane' -- Sacrifice and prayer in Israelite religion -- Ordering the body in a world of disorder -- Approximating God, appropriating authority : Hekhalot and Merkava literature -- Imprecations, healing and protection : the 'Book of secrets', amulets, incantationbowls -- Epilogue