Jewish Aramaic Curse Texts from Late-Antique Mesopotamia May These Curses Go Out and Flee |
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| Author:
| Levene, Dan |
| Series title: | Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-25092-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $149.00 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Dan Levene analyses a corpus of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic incantation bowls from Mesopotamia, whose purpose was to curse or return curses against human adversaries. He presents new editions of thirty texts, with an introduction, commentary and glossaries.
In this book, Dan Levene analyses a corpus of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic incantation bowls from Mesopotamia, whose purpose was to curse or return curses against human adversaries. He presents new editions of thirty texts, with an introduction, commentary and glossaries.