Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages

by Ortal-Paz Saar

Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages 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 Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition.
The book explores rituals, spells and important motifs of Jewish love magic, repeatedly comparing them to the Graeco-Roman...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004347887
• ISBN13: 9789004347885
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"