Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
J. H. Chajes teaches Jewish history at the University of Haifa.
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Introduction 1. The Emergence of Dybbuk Possession 2. The Dead and the Possessed 3. The Task of the Exorcist 4. Dybbuk Possession and Women's Religiosity 5. Skeptics and Storytellers Arrival Appendix: Spirit Possession Narratives from Early Modern Jewish Sources Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments
Introduction 1. The Emergence of Dybbuk Possession 2. The Dead and the Possessed 3. The Task of the Exorcist 4. Dybbuk Possession and Women's Religiosity 5. Skeptics and Storytellers Arrival Appendix: Spirit Possession Narratives from Early Modern Jewish Sources Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments
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