“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...
Authors: | ; |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Brill
2023
|
In: |
European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-175 |
Further subjects: | B
illuminated manuscript
B Medieval B Ashkenaz B Magic B Ritual B Yiddish B Jewish History |
Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |