| Editor & Curator |
Filip Vukosavović. |
| Co-editors & Co-curators |
Rivke Elitzur-Leiman, Oree Meiri. |
| Collection |
Gross Family Collection. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2010. 33 pp.*, 159 pp., illustrations: 154 col., 14 b&w, 27 × 21.1 cm. Hebrew and English. |
| ISBN |
9657027217 |
| Location |
Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem (5 May 2010–May 2011) |
| Description |
Historical overview of the practice of magic in Jewish tradition from ancient times to modern day, as seen through archaeology, folklore and superstition. 4 essays on the use of magic in the Temple periods (Gideon Bohak), Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Period in Eretz Israel (Ortal-Paz Saar), the Middle Ages (Moshe Idel), and modern times (Shalom Sabar), and one on Practical Kabbalah in Israel (Yuval Harari). Catalog of objects in 17 sections, each with introductory text, including Black Magic, Evil Eye, House Protection, Mother and Child Protection, Lilith, Personal Protection, Letter and Word, Books and Manuscripts, and Magic Art. Brief descriptive entries. No itemized listing. 150 items pictured. |
| main keywords |
AMULETS |
| minor keywords |
Cairo Genizah |
| Related ephemera |
Exhibition events program, 16 pp., 21 × 15 cm. |
