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The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth Magic and Mysticism
Author | : Geoffrey W. Dennis |
Publsiher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 2016-02-08 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780738748146 |
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Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth Magic Mysticism
Author | : Geoffrey W. Dennis |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Jewish magic |
ISBN | : 073874591X |
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Spanning the Bible, Jewish scripture, the Midrash, Kabbalah, and other mystical branches of Judaism, this text is meant to inspire and illuminate one of the oldest esoteric traditions still alive today.
Jewish Magic and Superstition
Author | : Joshua Trachtenberg |
Publsiher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2012-10-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780812208337 |
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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. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams. First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols
Author | : Ellen Frankel,Betsy Patkin Teutsch |
Publsiher | : Jason Aronson, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1995-11-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781461631255 |
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Jewish symbols reflect the interaction of word and image within Jewish culture. Jews have always studied, interpreted, and revered sacred texts; they have also adorned the settings and occasions of sacred acts. Calligraphy and ornamentation have transformed Hebrew letters into art; quotation, interpretation, legend, and wordplay have made ceremonial objects into narrative. This book represents just such a collaboration between art and language. Ellen Frankel and Betsy Platkin Teutsch, writer and artist, have brought their extensive knowledge and talents together to create The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols, the first reference guide of its kind, designed for use by educators, artists, rabbis, folklorists, feminists, Jewish and non-Jewish scholars, and lay readers.
Divination Magic and Healing
Author | : Ronald H. Isaacs |
Publsiher | : Jason Aronson |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0765799510 |
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Jewish Legends
Author | : David Goldstein |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Jewish legends |
ISBN | : 1851529292 |
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This is one in a series of books about world myths and legends, and describes the legends of the Jewish peoples, folk stories which have been handed down verbally or in literature. The book tells some of these stories, which describe the daily life and dreams of the Jewish past.
Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
Author | : Theresa Bane |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780786488940 |
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This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.
Lilith s Cave
Author | : Howard Schwartz |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1991-12-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780195067262 |
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Tales of terror and the supernatural hold an honored position in the Jewish folkloric tradition. Howard Schwartz has superbly translated and retold fifty of the best of these folktales. Gathered from countless sources ranging from the ancient Middle East to twelfth-century Germany and later Eastern European oral tradition, these captivating stories include Jewish variants of the Pandora and Persephone myths.