Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
Overview"Every culture makes the distinction between ""true religion"" and magic, regarding one action and its result as ""miraculous,"" while rejecting another as the work of the devil. Surveying such topics as Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the magician, magic in Hasidism and Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England, these ten essays provide a rigorous examination of the history of this distinction in Christianity and Judaism. Written by such distinguished scholars as Jacob Neusner, Hans Penner, Howard Kee, Tzvi Abusch, Susan R. Garrett, and Moshe Idel, the essays explore a broad range of topics, including how certain social groups sort out approved practices and beliefs from those that are disapproved--providing fresh insight into how groups define themselves; ""magic"" as an insider's term for the outsider's religion; and the tendency of religious traditions to exclude the magical. In addition the collection provides illuminating social, cultural, and anthropological explanations for the prominence of the magical in certain periods and literatures." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacob Neusner (Professor of Religion, Professor of Religion, University of South Florida) , Ernest S. Frerichs (Director, Director, Brown University Program in Judaic Studies) , Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher (Assistant Professor of the History and Literature of Religion, Assistant Professor of the History and Literature of Religion, Northwestern University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780195079111ISBN 10: 0195079116 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 26 November 1992 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews[T]his book is both interesting and a valuable contribution to the study of magic in its relationship to learning. --The Heythrop Journal<br> .,. The collection as a whole offers fascinating insights into the socio-cultural background of the upsurge of magic in definite periods --The Journal of Indo-European Studies<br> This book is both interesting and a valuable contribution to the study of magic in its relationship to learning. The Heythrop Journal <br> [T]his book is both interesting and a valuable contribution to the study of magic in its relationship to learning. --The Heythrop Journal<br>. ..The collection as a whole offers fascinating insights into the socio-cultural background of the upsurge of magic in definite periods --The Journal of Indo-European Studies<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
