Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0689702345
ISBN 13
9780689702341
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
1970
Publisher
Pages
356
Subject
Jewish magic. ; Superstition -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.;
Abstract
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.
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