Jeffrey Howard Chajes

Between Worlds

Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Jewish Culture and Contexts
• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9780812221701
• ISBN-10: 0812221702
• Artikelnr.: 33875529

Autorenporträt

J. H. Chajes teaches Jewish history at the University of Haifa.

Inhaltsangabe

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