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Continuity and Innovation in the Magical Tradition. Edited by Gideon Bohak, Yuval Harari, and Shaul Shaked. (Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 15). Leiden: Brill, 2011. Pp. vi, 390. Hardcover. €128.00 / US$ 176.00. ISBN 978-90-04-20351-8.

Continuity and Innovation in the Magical Tradition. Edited by Gideon Bohak, Yuval Harari, and... Most of the 15 papers in this volume were read at a July 2006 conference in Jerusalem. Not all contributions are pertinent to Jewish studies; of these I will only mention the topics dealt with thus leaving slightly more space for the Judaic chapters. After an introduction by the editors, Tzvi Abusch opens the volume with a technical analysis of two specimens of a long series of Babylonian anti-witchcraft incantations. Joachim Quack points out that there are Egyptian precedents for the charistêsion in the Greek magical papyri, a procedure which seeks to bestow favour, loveliness, and charm upon the beneficiary. Jacco Dieleman discusses scribal practices in Egyptian magical handbooks and innovations in these practices. Fritz Graf deals with the complex relations between magic and divination in Late Antiquity, including a fascinating discussion of the opposite meanings of mageia in two Apolline oracles. Christopher Faraone investigates the relations between magic and medicine in the Roman Empire and shows how doctors and sorcerers were often drawn from the same circles of literate elites. The first Judaic contribution is by Ithamar Gruenwald who offers methodological observations on the agreements, but especially the differences, between magical techniques and Jewish mystical practices in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of Judaism Brill

Continuity and Innovation in the Magical Tradition. Edited by Gideon Bohak, Yuval Harari, and Shaul Shaked. (Jerusalem Studies in Religion and Culture 15). Leiden: Brill, 2011. Pp. vi, 390. Hardcover. €128.00 / US$ 176.00. ISBN 978-90-04-20351-8.

Journal for the Study of Judaism , Volume 44 (3): 388 – Jan 1, 2013

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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Review of Books
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0047-2212
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1570-0631
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Most of the 15 papers in this volume were read at a July 2006 conference in Jerusalem. Not all contributions are pertinent to Jewish studies; of these I will only mention the topics dealt with thus leaving slightly more space for the Judaic chapters. After an introduction by the editors, Tzvi Abusch opens the volume with a technical analysis of two specimens of a long series of Babylonian anti-witchcraft incantations. Joachim Quack points out that there are Egyptian precedents for the charistêsion in the Greek magical papyri, a procedure which seeks to bestow favour, loveliness, and charm upon the beneficiary. Jacco Dieleman discusses scribal practices in Egyptian magical handbooks and innovations in these practices. Fritz Graf deals with the complex relations between magic and divination in Late Antiquity, including a fascinating discussion of the opposite meanings of mageia in two Apolline oracles. Christopher Faraone investigates the relations between magic and medicine in the Roman Empire and shows how doctors and sorcerers were often drawn from the same circles of literate elites. The first Judaic contribution is by Ithamar Gruenwald who offers methodological observations on the agreements, but especially the differences, between magical techniques and Jewish mystical practices in

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