{"product_id":"jewish-love-magic-9789004347885","title":"Jewish Love Magic","description":"\u003ci\u003eJewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e is the first monograph dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book explores rituals, spells and important motifs of Jewish love magic, repeatedly comparing them to the Graeco-Roman and Christian traditions. In addition to recipes and amulets in Hebrew, Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic, primarily originating in the Cairo Genizah, also rabbinic sources and responsa are analysed, resulting in a comprehensive and fascinating picture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Due to the general neglect of the topic in previous scholarship, the richness of the research corpus and the scientific precision of the author, Saar’s \u003ci\u003eJewish Love Magic\u003c\/i\u003e is an important volume that should be on the shelf of every scholar focusing on ancient Jewish magic, but also on Jewish culture and cultural history in general. Furthermore, the book is an enjoyable read also for a non-specialist audience thanks to its clarity and fluency.” - Alessia Belusci, \u003ci\u003eYale University\u003c\/i\u003e, in: \u003ci\u003eJournal of Semitic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e 64.2 (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“This is a valuable foray into the relationship between institutionalised religion and magic and the complex question of ‘legitimacy’. Overall, the book presents a compelling case for the existence of Jewish ‘love magic’.”\u003cbr\u003e\n-Ann Jeffers, \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e 43.5 (2019)","brand":"Ortal-Paz Saar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48273589076219,"sku":"9789004347885","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_510435cf-d0ac-4f35-8641-5dca0f7f4820.jpg?v=1773717154","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/jewish-love-magic-9789004347885","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}