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Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts

Alexander W. Marcus

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Description:Outside of the Babylonian Talmud, the Aramaic incantation bowls inscribed with elaborate magical texts are the only major extant written corpus produced by Jews during the late Sasanian and early Islamic periods (ca. 500–700 CE). Contributors Siam Bhayro, Anne Burberry, Shira Eliassian, James Nathan Ford, Tal Ilan, Reuven Kiperwasser, Dan Levene, Alexander W. Marcus, Jason Sion Mokhtarian, Ortal-Paz Saar, Harriet Walker, and Daniel J. Waller approach the amulets through a variety of methodological approaches, including social history, gender studies, linguistics, and digital humanities. The volume includes an up-to-date survey, introductory essay, map of known excavation sites, and bibliographical resources for the vast and diffuse corpus of Aramaic incantation bowls that served a number of purposes, including warding off evil spirits and diseases, overturning curses from human adversaries, and achieving success in court cases, childbirth, or livelihood. The fascinating artifacts presented here transform our understanding of Jewish culture, interreligious interactions, and the varieties of Jewish identity and religion that existed during this formative era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts. To get started finding Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 439

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: SBL Press

Release: 2025

ISBN: JbA

Description: Outside of the Babylonian Talmud, the Aramaic incantation bowls inscribed with elaborate magical texts are the only major extant written corpus produced by Jews during the late Sasanian and early Islamic periods (ca. 500–700 CE). Contributors Siam Bhayro, Anne Burberry, Shira Eliassian, James Nathan Ford, Tal Ilan, Reuven Kiperwasser, Dan Levene, Alexander W. Marcus, Jason Sion Mokhtarian, Ortal-Paz Saar, Harriet Walker, and Daniel J. Waller approach the amulets through a variety of methodological approaches, including social history, gender studies, linguistics, and digital humanities. The volume includes an up-to-date survey, introductory essay, map of known excavation sites, and bibliographical resources for the vast and diffuse corpus of Aramaic incantation bowls that served a number of purposes, including warding off evil spirits and diseases, overturning curses from human adversaries, and achieving success in court cases, childbirth, or livelihood. The fascinating artifacts presented here transform our understanding of Jewish culture, interreligious interactions, and the varieties of Jewish identity and religion that existed during this formative era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts. To get started finding Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Their Late Antique Jewish Contexts, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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