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Naomi Janowitz on Jewish Magic and ‘The Jewish Magi’ in Antiquity
Published 7 years, 6 months ago
Description
The Jews in antiquity were busy doing rituals of all sorts, many of which scholars want to call magical. They were also seen by their neighbours as especially skilled at various ritual arts which the neighbours called magical. Naomi Janowitz discusses Jewish magic and the ‘Jewish Magi’ in antiquity.