Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 1: Biblical and Pagan SocietiesUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 13/12/2001 - 168 من الصفحات In the ancient Near East, the art of influencing the natural course of events by means of spells and other ritual forms was universal. The social and political role of magic is apparent, too, in the competition to achieve precedence over rival systems of ritual practice and belief. Within a region filled with petty kingdoms competing for power, the Jews of ancient Palestine maintained control over adherents by developing distinct ritual practices and condemning as heretical those of nearby cults. Texts from Mesopotamia reveal a striking number of incantations, rituals, and medical recipes against witchcraft, attesting to a profound fear of being bewitched. Magical rituals were also used to maintain harmony between the human and divine realms. |
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... Priestly ' Divination 127 Other Forms of Divination than Prophecy 127 The Role of Women in Israelite and Judaean Magic 134 Active Magic 137 Witchcraft , Sorcery and Cursing 139 The Evil Eye 140 Witchcraft and Gender 140 Self - Contents vii.
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Religion | 9 |
The Literary Tradition | 15 |
The Magical Texts | 18 |
The Witch | 28 |
Methods | 35 |
zikurudû | 41 |
Zikurudû | 53 |
Mesopotamian Magic after the Fall of Babylon | 91 |
Material History | 107 |
The Common Proprium of Magic and Religion | 113 |
Magic and Empiricism | 119 |
The Tradition of Priestly Divination | 127 |
The Role of Women in Israelite and Judaean Magic | 134 |
The Evil Eye | 140 |
Bibliography | 153 |
MAGIC IN ANCIENT SYRIAPALESTINE | 97 |