Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism
J. H. ChajesAdopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
Year:
2012
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Language:
english
Pages:
288
ISBN 10:
0812201558
ISBN 13:
9780812201550
File:
PDF, 14.89 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2012