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HumanitiesClassicsReligious StudiesAncient ReligionBiblical StudiesJewish StudiesAncient JudaismJewish HistoryJewish LiteratureJewish ThoughtJudaismRabbinic LiteratureJewish AntiquityJewish ArchaeologyJewish EpigraphyLate Antique JudaismLate Antique Rabbinic CultureRabbinic Tradition In LiteratureSecond Temple LiteratureSecond Temple Period
The study surveys Jewish magic from the Second Temple period through late antiquity, highlighting contradictory terminology, insider evidence, and non‑Jewish influences. It examines the extent to which ancient Jewish magic was truly Jewish. The book includes figures, acknowledgments, an introduction, and bibliographic material.
List of figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Jewish magic: a contradiction in terms? 2. Jewish magic in the Second Temple period 3. Jewish magic in late antiquity - the 'insider' evidence 4. Non-Jewish elements in late antique Jewish magic 5. How 'Jewish' was ancient Jewish magic? 6. Magic and magicians in rabbinic literature Epilogue Bibliography Index.