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Magic


Subject Religion » Judaism

Key-Topics magic

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631187288.1992.x


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The art of influencing events by the occult control of natural and spiritual forces. In the Bible sorcery, witchcraft, and magic are prohibited (Exodus 22.17). Nonetheless the Bible, Talmud, and later Jewish literature abound with examples of magical practices. Magical activities connected with divine names, the names of angels, permutations and combinations of Hebrew letters, and scriptural quotations flourished under the influence of kabbalah. In the medieval period Jewish magicians were widely known. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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