Ancient Jewish magic

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Title Ancient Jewish magic : a history / Gideon Bohak.
Publisher Cambridge, UK
New York : Cambridge University Press
Creation Date 2008
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content 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.
Extent 1 online resource (496 pages) : illustrations
Language English
National Library system number 997010701486405171
MARC RECORDS
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