03006nam 22007094a 450 991081809110332120240410130400.01-280-86753-197866108675301-4294-5265-X90-474-0688-51-4337-0739-X(CKB)1000000000334897(EBL)280768(OCoLC)476024597(SSID)ssj0000253006(PQKBManifestationID)11220700(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253006(PQKBWorkID)10186215(PQKB)10424171(MiAaPQ)EBC280768(Au-PeEL)EBL280768(CaPaEBR)ebr10171773(CaONFJC)MIL86753(OCoLC)82150439(EXLCZ)99100000000033489720040923d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStudies on astral magic in medieval Jewish thought[electronic resource] /by Dov Schwartz ; translated by David Louvish and Batya Stein1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Brill-Styx20041 online resource (268 p.)The Brill reference library of Judaism,1571-5000 ;v. 20Description based upon print version of record.90-04-14234-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction; Chapter One - Judah Halevi and Abraham Ibn Ezra; Chapter Two - Magic, Experiential Science, and Scientific Method in Maimonides; Chapter Three - From Theurgy to Magic: Sacrifice in the Circle of Nahmanides and his Interpreters; Chapter Four - Institutionalization; Chapter Five - The Controversy in Provence; Chapter Six - The Controversy in Spanish Jewry; Chapter Seven - Jewish Rationalism In Late Medieval Byzantium; Chapter Eight - Magic, Astrology, and Theology in Late Medieval Byzantium; Epilogue - Astral Magic and the Philosophy of Science; References; IndexAstral magic is shown to be a major influence in Jewish medieval thought. The book traces its winding course in the work of such figures as Judah Halevi, Nahmanides and others, and provides a new perspective on medieval Jewish rationalism.Brill reference library of Judaism ;v. 20.Jewish astrologyHistoryJewish magicHistoryJewish philosophyHistoryPhilosophy, MedievalJewish astrologyHistory.Jewish magicHistory.Jewish philosophyHistory.Philosophy, Medieval.133.5/946Schwartz Dov875086Louvish David41131Stein Batya852864MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818091103321Studies on astral magic in medieval Jewish thought3976867UNINA