Hebrew and Aramaic Incantation Texts from the Cairo Genizah Hardback
by Lawrence Schiffmann, Michael Swartz
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In this volume, Lawrence Schiffman and Michael Swartz assemble a collection of Jewish incantation texts which were copied in the Middle Ages and preserved in the Cairo Genizah.
Many of these texts, now held in Cambridge University Library, are published here for the first time.
All the texts are translated and supplemented by detailed philological and historical commentary, tracing the praxis and beliefs of the Jewish magical tradition of Late Antiquity.
Their relation to Jewish legal and mystical teachings is also explored. 'A major contribution to this area of inquiry. Fourteen incantation texts are made accessible here.
They are framed with all the desired apparatus: clear facsimiles, transcriptions, translations, commentary, substantial bibliography and three indexes.
The lengthy introduction, in particular, is valuable, providing a mise au point for future study of Genizah magical texts.' s teven m. wasserstorm, ajs review Lawrence H. Schiffman is the Ethel and Irvin A. Edelman Professor in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, USA.
He is a member of the Enoch seminar and of the Advisory Board of The Journal Henoch.
Michael D.Swartz is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University, USA.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:158 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:06/01/1992
- ISBN:9781850752851
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:158 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:06/01/1992
- ISBN:9781850752851