Jewish mysticism and magic :an anthropological perspective /Maureen Bloom.
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London ;New York :
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Routledge,
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2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 231 p. :ill., map ;25 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index.
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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, incantation bowls -- Epilogue.