Oxford University Press, Date: 1989. Soft Cover. Very Good. Very good with light edgewear. Previous owner's name and date on inside cover otherwise clean text. 1989. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195079116 9780195079111 [US]

ISBN10: 0195079116, ISBN13: 9780195079111, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. Every culture makes the distinction between "true religion" and magic, regarding one action and its result as "miraculous," while rejecting another as the work of the devil. Surveying such topics as Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the magician, magic in Hasidism and Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England, these ten essays provide a rigorous examination of the history of this distinction in Christianity and Judaism. Written by such distinguished scholars as JacobNeusner, Hans Penner, Howard Kee, Tzvi Abusch, Susan R. Garrett, and Moshe Idel, the essays explore a broad range of topics, including how certain social groups sort out approved practices and beliefsfrom those that are disapproved--providing fresh insight into how groups define themselves; "magic" as an insider's term for the outsider's religion; and the tendency of religious traditions to exclude the magical. In addition the collection provides illuminating social, cultural, and anthropological explanations for the prominence of the magical in certain periods and literatures. Every culture makes a distinction between what it perceives as `true religion' and `magic'. These essays explore the history of this tradition in Judaism and Christianity. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock ...
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Paperback / softback. New. Every culture makes a distinction between what it perceives as `true religion' and `magic'. These essays explore the history of this tradition in Judaism and Christianity. ISBN 0195079116 9780195079111 [GB]