Jewish Mysticism and Magic: An Anthropological Perspective by Maureen Bloom

By Maureen Bloom

Providing a special anthropological standpoint on Jewish mysticism and magic, this e-book is a learn of Jewish rites and rituals and the way the research of early literature offers the roots for realizing non secular practices. It comprises research at the value of sacrifice, amulets, and names, and their underlying cultural constructs and the endurance in their symbolic significance.

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