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Scholastic Magic: Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism - Princeton Legacy Library Michael Dov Swartz
Scholastic Magic: Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism - Princeton Legacy Library
Michael Dov Swartz
In exploring the social background of early Jewish mysticism, Scholastic Magic tells the story of how imagination and magic were made to serve memory and scholasticism. In the visionary literature that circulated between the fifth and ninth centuries, there are strange tales of ancient rabbis conjuring the angel known as Sar-Torah, the "Prince of t
260 pages, 4 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 14, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691605913 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 278 |
| Dimensions | 147 × 235 × 15 mm · 414 g |
| Language | English |