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New Books in Christian StudiesDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in ReligionDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in Ancient HistoryDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in Jewish StudiesDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in HistoryDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in World ChristianityDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books NetworkDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in Israel StudiesDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in Middle Eastern StudiesDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
De Gruyter Brill on the WireDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
New Books in Italian StudiesDavid Frankfurter ed., "Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic" (Brill, 2019)In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic seeks to advance the discussion by separating out three topics essential to the very idea of magic. The three major sections of this volume address (1) indigenous terminologies for ambiguous or illicit ritual in antiquity; (2) the ancient texts, manuals, and artifacts commonly designated “magical” or used to represent ancient magic; and (3) a series of contexts, from the written word to materiality itself, to which the term “magic” might usefully pertain...
2026-02-1939 min
Roots of Magic episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)Gideon Bohak on the Pishra de-Rabbi Ḥanina Ben DosaWe discuss a fascinating text of all-purpose protective and apotropaic magic with a history spanning millennia with the inimitable Gideon Bohak. Attributed to a first-century rabbi, the Pishra may have its roots in late-antique Babylonia, but it was still being copied into the twentieth century, and, who knows? perhaps today.
2025-11-011h 01
Biblical Time MachineAncient Jewish MagicJust in time for Halloween, we're talking magic, incantation bowls and a pinch of necromancy with Gideon Bohak, author of Ancient Jewish Magic: A History. NEW COLLEGE FESTIVALIf you're anywhere near Scotland from November 7-9, you're invited to attend the New College Festival "Books and Belief" at the University of Edinburgh. Come say Hi to Helen! SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINE!If you like the podcast, please consider supporting the show through the Time Travelers Club, our Patreon. We love making the show, but since we don't run ads we rely...
2024-10-2847 min
The Past and StuffEpisode 18: Thanksgiving Fiascoes and Not a Voodoo Doll Part 1In this episode Ashley talks about the disgusting way that Citigroup was denying Armenian credit applicants based on their last names. In her Stuff in the News, Tracey talks about new research that suggests an early Jewish Temple in Egypt had priestesses who issued curses. We are exploring possibilities for a Citigroup Defixio (curse). Ashley’s Piece of Stuff is the creepiest Thanksgiving clown ever to terrorize the children of New York city just trying to innocently watch a parade, and a slew of other traumatizing stuff that Macy’s might have wished to avoid in their 97 years of parades. Trac...
2023-12-252h 25
ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM 📖 Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the OccultIs Witchcraft Forbidden in the Hebrew Bible - Old Testament?#witchcraft #bible #hebrew
Is the Bible really against Witchcraft? Is the Old Testament against magic and divination? What does the Hebrew Bible say about magick crystals healing?
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2023-07-2307 min
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)Gideon Bohak on Late-Antique Jewish MagicGideon Bohak provides us with a superb introduction to the evidence for late-antique Jewish magic and to what that evidence tells us. Introducing the essential book of Jewish magic, the Sefer ha-Razim.
2022-08-1750 min
Archetypal Mosaic with Mikhail TankA powerful episode of The Archetypal Mosaic. A conversation between Mikhail Tank and Israeli Professor Gideon Bohak about Jewish Magic.A powerful episode of The Archetypal Mosaic. A conversation between Mikhail Tank and Israeli Professor Gideon Bohak about Jewish Magic.
2021-08-091h 13
Archetypal Mosaic with Mikhail TankA powerful episode of The Archetypal Mosaic. A conversation between Mikhail Tank and Israeli Professor Gideon Bohak about Jewish Magic.A powerful episode of The Archetypal Mosaic. A conversation between Mikhail Tank and Israeli Professor Gideon Bohak about Jewish Magic.
2021-08-091h 13
הפודקאסט של היסטוריה גדולה בקטנה#168 - גל סופר מזמן שדים עם מפתח שלמהאמונה במאגיה ובעולם הנסתר היתה מנת חלקם של אנשים רבים במהלך ההיסטוריה. מאז ימי הביניים, היו שהאמינו שהסוד ליכולות קסומות טמון בכתבים של החכם באדם - המלך שלמה - ושהטקסט "מפתח שלמה" הוא שיאפשר להם לזמן שדים ולתקשר עם רוחות. ישבנו עם גל לדבר על מי היו האנשים האלה שניסו לשלוט בכוחות מאגיים, איך הם פעלו - ולמה חשוב לוודא שנעלת את הנעליים הנכונות אם אתה רוצה להיות בלתי נראה.
ספרים שהוזכרו בפרק:
# יובל הררי, הכישוף היהודי הקדום
# Gideon Bohak, Ancient Jewish Magic
# Joshua Trachtenberg, Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion
# גרשם שלום, שדים רוחות ונשמות
# גרסה של מפתח שלמה (גרסת שחר הזהב):
Samuel Mathers, The Key of Solomon The King
https://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/kos/index.htm
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2021-08-041h 21
Ancient Afterlives3. Demons, Magic, and the Dead Sea Scrolls - Tupá GuerraThis episode is hosted by Simeon Whiting and Katherine Gwyther. Our guest is Dr Tupá Guerra's (PhD University of Birmingham, UK), and in this episode we discuss her research on demonology and magic in the Dead Sea Scrolls. She has bachelor’s and Master's degree in History from the University of Brasilia. She is currently head of historical research at the Museu do TCU in Brazil and is also a podcaster, talking about topics related to demonology, antiquity, and magic. You can find her on Twitter @tupaguerra
A short bibliography around this topic is bel...
2021-07-2951 min
The Levantini PodcastDivorcing Lilith: From the Babylonian Incantation Bowls to the Cairo GenizahGideon Bohak is a Professor in the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University. He is a specialist in Jewish magic, especially in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and in the study of the Cairo Genizah. Professor Bohak came back on the show to discuss a paper he co-authored titled Divorcing Lilith: From the Babylonian Incantation Bowls to the Cairo Genizah. We talked about the transmission of Jewish magical recipes from incantation bowls in Sasanian Iran to those found later in the Cairo Genizah and we also discussed the character of Lilith and her place in...
2021-05-251h 14
The Levantini PodcastJewish Magic in Late AntiquityGideon Bohak is a Professor in the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University. He is a specialist in Jewish magic, especially in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and in the study of the Cairo Genizah. In this episode of the podcast, we spoke about Jewish magical practices of late antiquity and the use of Jewish amulets, incantation bowls, and manuals in Aramaic and Hebrew. You can purchase Professor Bohak's book Ancient Jewish Magic on Amazon.Send us a text
2020-10-201h 06