Between Worlds

Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism Chajes Jeffrey Howard Wydawca: University of Pennsylvania Press Data wydania: 2011 ISBN: 9780812221701 Liczba stron: 288 Format: 154 x 229 x 22 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.