Jewish Magic and Superstition
Subtitle: A Study in Folk Religion
Contributors: Moshe Idel (Foreword)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: January 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780812218626
Subjects: Customs & folklore; Jewish studies; Superstition; Judaism - History; Folklore; Religion; Archaeology / Anthropology; Religious aspects; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; Anthropology - General; Religion / Judaism / Beliefs, Practices, Rituals; Jews; Judaism; Magic, Jewish
First sentence: THE anomalous position of the Jew in the modern world is but a latter-day version of the fate that has dogged his footsteps ever since he wandered forth among strange and hostile peoples.