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JEWISH MYSTICISM AND MAGIC
AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| By: |
Maureen Bloom |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£140.00 |
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£126.00 |
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£14.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415421128 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415421126 |
| Availability: |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2007 |
| Series: |
Routledge Jewish Studies Series |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Providing an anthropological perspective on Jewish mysticism and magic, this book acts as a study of Jewish rites and rituals and how the analysis of early literature provides the roots for understanding religious practices. It includes analysis on the importance of sacrifice, amulets, and names, and their underlying cultural constructs. |
| Synopsis: |
Providing a unique anthropological perspective on Jewish mysticism and magic, this book is a study of Jewish rites and rituals and how the analysis of early literature provides the roots for understanding religious practices. It includes analysis on the importance of sacrifice, amulets, and names, and their underlying cultural constructs and the persistence of their symbolic significance. |
| Illustrations: |
6 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white halftones, 3 black & white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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