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020 _a9789047406884
_q(electronic book)
020 _a9789004142343
_q(print)
024 7 _a10.1163/9789047406884
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)961574792
040 _aNL-LeKB
_cNL-LeKB
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050 4 _aBF1714.J4
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082 0 4 _a133.5/946
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100 1 _aSchwartz, Dov,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aStudies on Astral Magic in Medieval Jewish Thought /
_cDov Schwartz.
264 1 _aLeiden;
_aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2005.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe Brill Reference Library of Judaism ;
_v20
490 1 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThe book describes a fascinating encounter between astrology and magic, exposing how Hermetic magic seeped into Jewish literature and Jewish philosophy. Following astral magic in its convoluted course, this original work sheds new light on rationalist Jewish thought in the Middle Ages. Having attained its authority mostly from its use in medical practice, astral magic also developed a theology and provided a key to biblical interpretation. Judah Halevi, Nahmanides, and others explained the meaning and influence of the commandments according to magic-astral models and techniques, generating a new perspective within medieval Jewish philosophy. The book is intended for scholars of philosophy, Jewish thought, astrology and magic, as well as for the general public with an interest in these areas.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aJewish astrology
_xHistory.
650 0 _aJewish magic
_xHistory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tStudies on Astral Magic in Medieval Jewish Thought.
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2005
_z9789004142343
_w(DLC) 2004059641
_w(OCoLC) 56608072
830 0 _aThe Brill Reference Library of Judaism ;
_v20.
830 0 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047406884
999 _c36309
_d36309