Hebrew And Aramaic Incantation Texts From The Cairo Genizah, Vol. 1
In this volume, the authors assemble a group of Jewish incantation texts which were copied in the Middle Ages and preserved in the Cairo Genizah. Most of these texts, now in Cambridge University Library, are published here for the first time. All the texts are translated and provided with detailed philological and historical commentary, tracing the praxis and beliefs of the Jewish magical tradition of Late Antiquity. Their relation to Jewish legal and mystical teachings is also explored.
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In this volume, Lawrence Schiffman and Michael Swartz assemblea collection of Jewish incantation texts which were copied inthe Middle Ages and preserved in the Cairo Genizah. Manyof these texts, now held in Cambridge University Library, arepublished here for the first time. All the texts are translated andsupplemented by detailed philological and historical commentary,tracing the praxis and beliefs of the Jewish magical traditionof Late Antiquity. Their relation to Jewish legal and mysticalteachings is also explored.'A major contribution to this area of inquiry. Fourteen incantationtexts are made accessible here. They are framed with all thedesired apparatus: clear facsimiles, transcriptions, translations,commentary, substantial bibliography and three indexes. Thelengthy introduction, in particular, is valuable, providing a miseau point for future study of Genizah magical texts.'s teven m. wasserstorm, ajs reviewLawrence H. Schiffman is the Ethel and Irvin A. Edelman Professorin Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, USA. He isa member of the Enoch seminar and of the Advisory Board of TheJournal Henoch.Michael D. Swartz is Professor of Near Eastern Languages andCultures at Ohio State University, USA.
