TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saar,Ortal-Paz
TI  - Jewish love magic: from late antiquity to the Middle Ages 
T2  - Magical and religious literature of late antiquity; v. 6
SN  - 9789004347892
AV  - BF1622.J45 
U1  - 133.4/3089924 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Jewish magic
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Magic in rabbinical literature
KW  - Magic, Ancient
KW  - Love
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Judaism
N1  - Based on the author's thesis (doctoral) -- Universiá¹­at Tel-Aviv, 2009; Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Introduction -- What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Magic)? -- Making Love, Making Hate -- Of Loviel and Other Demons -- A Time to Love and a Time to Hate -- You Shall Not Walk in Their Statutes? -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Indexes; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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 Examining hundreds of manuscripts, often unpublished, Ortal-Paz Saar skillfully illuminates a major aspect of the Jewish magical tradition.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 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004347892
ER  -