“Beat the Copper Nail in the Eye with a Hammer”: An Ancient Magic Spell in Yiddish for Catching a Thief
Exposing a thief magically with the aid of a painted eye on the wall, has existed since antiquity. The spell includes instructions for drawing an eye, incantations, summoning up God’s help, and knocking a nail into the painted eye, thus harming the thief’s eye and exposing him. In this article we pr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-175 |
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B Medieval B Ashkenaz B Magic B Ritual B Yiddish B Jewish History |
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