Magic And Divination In Ancient Palestine And Syria
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Magic And Divination In Ancient Palestine And Syria
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Author : Ann Jeffers
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1996
Magic And Divination In Ancient Palestine And Syria written by Ann Jeffers and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
This publication is a detailed study of magical and divinatory practices in the Ancient Near East, particularly in Palestine and Syria. It combines the insights of the Old Testament with the data available from Phoenician and the older Ugaritic texts. It traces the links both historically and archaeologically.
Magic And Divination In The Old Testament
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Author : Solomon Nigosian
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2008-07-25
Magic And Divination In The Old Testament written by Solomon Nigosian and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-25 with Religion categories.
Explores the practices and rituals associated with magic and divination among the ancient Israelites as documented in the Old Testament.
Magic And The Supernatural In Fourth Century Syria
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Author : Silke Trzcionka
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-11-22
Magic And The Supernatural In Fourth Century Syria written by Silke Trzcionka and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-22 with History categories.
Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria presents an in-depth investigation of a variety of ‘magical’ practices with a focused study in the late antique Syria and Palestine. Offering new research using both archaeological and literary sources, and blending Classical, Jewish, and Christian traditions from both regions, Silke Trzcionka examines a myriad of magical activities such as: curses, spells and amulets accusations related to chariot races, love and livelihood methods involved in protection, healing, possession and exorcism. The information is provided with clarity and theoretical sophistication which enables students to develop an understanding of these beliefs and their place within the social context of the time. Altogether, a useful, enlightening and enjoyable book which students studying religion and/or social history will find invaluable.
Magic And Divination In Ancient Palestine And Syria
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Author : Ann Jeffers
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-08-14
Magic And Divination In Ancient Palestine And Syria written by Ann Jeffers and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-14 with History categories.
Beginning with Deut. 18:9ff and its condemnation of magicians and diviners, this book explores the window that this text gives us into magic and divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria. Investigating the wealth of language combined with the archaeological and historical evidence, it seeks to place the influence of these factors in the emerging Israelite religion. An integral part of Ancient Near Eastern cosmology and culture, magic and divination are never completely eradicated despite the ideological warfare led by the Old Testament writers. The first part examines the function of various magicians and diviners. This is followed by a chapter on dreams and visions. The third chapter looks at the techniques and devices used by the oracular practitioners. Other subjects covered include magic in warfare, in the treatment of diseases, and blessing and cursing.
Ruth An Introduction And Study Guide
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Author : Ann Jeffers
language : en
Publisher: T&T Clark
Release Date : 2024-08-08
Ruth An Introduction And Study Guide written by Ann Jeffers and has been published by T&T Clark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-08 with Religion categories.
Ann Jeffers introduces the Book of Ruth by examining the book's structure and characteristics; covering the latest Biblical scholarship, including historical and interpretive issues; and considering a range of scholarly approaches. In particular, it looks at a range of emerging methodologies ranging from literary readings to reception theory and postmodern readings. With suggestions of further reading at the end of each chapter, this guide will be an essential accompaniment to study of the Book of Ruth.
Magic And Divination In The Ancient World
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Author : Leda Ciraolo
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-10-01
Magic And Divination In The Ancient World written by Leda Ciraolo and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This collection of essays focuses on divination across the Ancient World from early Mesopotamia to late antiquity. The authors deal with the forms, theory and poetics of this important and still poorly understood ancient phenomenon.
Prayer Magic And The Stars In The Ancient And Late Antique World
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Author : Scott B. Noegel
language : en
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Release Date : 2003
Prayer Magic And The Stars In The Ancient And Late Antique World written by Scott B. Noegel and has been published by Penn State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to&—or, in some cases, to bind or escape from&—the divine powers of heaven and earth. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, including Assyriology, Classics, and early Islamic history, the fifteen essays in this volume cover a broad geographic area: Greece, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Topics include celestial divination in early Mesopotamia, the civic festivals of classical Athens, and Christian magical papyri from Coptic Egypt. Moving forward to Late Antiquity, we see how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each incorporated many aspects of ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman religion into their own prayers, rituals, and conceptions. Even if they no longer conceived of the sun, moon, and the stars as eternal or divine, Christians, Jews, and Muslims often continued to study the movements of the heavens as a map on which divine power could be read. The reader already familiar with studies of ancient religion will find in Prayer, Magic, and the Stars both old friends and new faces. Contributors include Gideon Bohak, Nicola Denzey, Jacco Dieleman, Radcliffe Edmonds, Marvin Meyer, Michael G. Morony, Ian Moyer, Francesca Rochberg, Jonathan Z. Smith, Mark S. Smith, Peter Struck, Michael Swartz, and Kasia Szpakowska. Published as part of Penn State's Magic in History series, Prayer, Magic, and the Stars appears at a time of renewed interest in divination and occult practices in the ancient world. It will interest a wide audience in the field of comparative religion as well as students of the ancient world and late antiquity.
The Signifying Creator
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Author : Michael D. Swartz
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014-05-22
The Signifying Creator written by Michael D. Swartz and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with History categories.
This book explores the belief in ancient Judaism that God embedded hidden signs and visual clues in the natural world that could be read by human beings and interpreted according to complex systems.
Magic In The Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
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Author : Nina Nikki
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2020-12-14
Magic In The Ancient Eastern Mediterranean written by Nina Nikki and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-14 with History categories.
Magic in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean: Cognitive, Historical, and Material Perspectives brings together articles with the shared conviction that the category of magic remains useful in religious studies and provides new insights to biblical and related texts and artifacts. Historically, magic has been considered in both scholarly and popular discourse to be questionable, obscure, and potentially subversive. 19th century scholars of religion viewed magical beliefs and practices as primitive and inferior compared to Judeo-Christian forms of worship, which were considered true "religion". More recently, the category has been defended especially by scholars of the cognitive science of religion, who find it useful for delineating a set of beliefs and practices fundamental to all forms of religion. The volume joins current scholarship in refraining from using the concept as an othering device and in arguing that it can still serve as a helpful analytical tool. In addition to analyzing the discourse on magic in both ancient literature and modern scholarship, the articles provide individual examples of how literary and material culture attest to the existence of magical beliefs and practices in sources from the Ancient Near East to the Byzantine Period. The book is divided into three parts. The contributions in the first part approach magic from the theoretical perspective of cognitive studies, ritual studies, and cultural evolution, while the rest of the book focuses on how magic and magicians are understood in ancient sources. The second part discusses a specific set of textual material dealing with blessings and curses. The third part of the volume discusses the world of various destructive celestial beings, from which one and one's loved ones had to be defended, as well as the multitude of protective beings such as angels.
Magic And Divination In Early Islam
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Author : Emilie Savage-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-01-20
Magic And Divination In Early Islam written by Emilie Savage-Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-20 with History categories.
Magic and divination in early Islam encompassed a wide range of practices, including belief in jinn, warding off the evil eye, the production of amulets and other magical equipment, conjuring, wonder-working, dream interpretation, predicting the weather, casting lots, astrology, and physiognomy. The ten studies here are concerned with the pre-Islamic antecedents of such practices, and with the theory of magic in healing, the nature and use of amulets and their decipherment, the arts of astrometeorology and geomancy, the refutation of astrology, and the role of the astrologer in society. Some of the studies are highly illustrated, some long out of print, some revised or composed for this volume, and one translated into English for the first time. These fundamental investigations, together with the introductory bibliographic essay, are intended as a guide to the concepts, terminology, and basic scholarly literature of an important, but often overlooked, aspect of classical Islamic culture.