Going Unseen in the Medieval and Early Modern Jewish Magical Tradition

After a brief methodological introduction, the article reconstructs invisibility magic, its uses and rationale in medieval and early modern Jewish culture, based on a rich selection of manuscript texts, many of which remain unpublished. In contrast to other treatments of invisibility magic, it argue...

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Main Author: Bellusci, Alessia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Numen
Year: 2022, Volume: 69, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 258-286
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Judaism / Magic / Invisibility / Formula / Adaptation
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BH Judaism
TE Middle Ages
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Hebrew Manuscripts
B invisibility magic
B Jewish magic
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