Religion, science, and magic : in concert and in conflict / / edited by Jacob Neusner, Ernest S. Frerichs and Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher [[electronic resource]]
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Neusner Jacob <1932->
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| Titolo: |
Religion, science, and magic : in concert and in conflict / / edited by Jacob Neusner, Ernest S. Frerichs and Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Edizione: | New ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (307 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 291.3/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Magic - Religious aspects |
| Magic - Religious aspects - Judaism | |
| Magic - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Religion and science | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | NeusnerJacob <1932-> |
| FrerichsErnest S. | |
| FlesherPaul Virgil McCracken | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1992. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; I: Statement of the Question; 1. Rationality, Ritual, and Science; II: A Case for Comparison; 2. The Demonic Image of the Witch in Standard Babylonian Literature: The Reworking of Popular Conceptions by Learned Exorcists; III: Religion, Learning, and Magic in the History of Judaism; 3. Science and Magic, Miracle and Magic in Formative Judaism: The System and the Difference; 4. Jewish Magic from the Renaissance Period to Early Hasidism; IV: Religion, Learning, and Magic in the History of Christianity; 5. Magic and Messiah |
| 6. Light on a Dark Subject and Vice Versa: Magic and Magicians in the New Testament; 7. Magic, Miracle, and Popular Practice in the Early Medieval West: Anglo-Saxon England; V: Magic in Relation to Philosophy; 8. Theurgy and Forms of Worship in Neoplatonism; VI: Religion, Science, and Magic in the Study of Society; 9. Witchcraft and the Occult as Boundary Maintenance Devices; 10. Magic, Religion, Science, and Secularization; Index to Biblical and Talmudic References; General Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Every culture makes a distinction between what it perceives as 'true religion' and 'magic'. These essays explore the history of this tradition in Judaism and Christianity. They cover topics such as Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the Magician, magic in Hassidism and Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Religion, science, and magic |
| ISBN: | 0-19-774085-5 |
| 0-19-972933-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810473503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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