Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk ReligionAlongside 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. |
Contents
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND | 11 |
The Middle World Terminology | 25 |
MAN AND THE DEMONS | 44 |
THE BIBLE IN MAGIC | 104 |
THE WAR WITH THE SPIRITS | 153 |
NATURE AND | 181 |
MEDICINE | 193 |
DREAMS | 230 |
ASTROLOGY | 249 |
NOTES | 271 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY A A NOTE ABOUT THE SOurces | 315 |