Semitic magic;
Subtitle: Its origins and development
Publisher: Ktav Pub. House
Published: 1971
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780870681721
Subjects: Folklore; Magic, Semitic; Semites
First sentence: THROUGHOUT the Near East, from prehistoric times down to the present day, the inhabitants have been firmly convinced that supernatural beings, to use a general expression, are capable of inflicting grievous hurt upon them, and that the maladies and bodily ills to which they are subject are directly due to this baneful power.