Jewish Magic and Superstition, by Joshua Trachtenberg, [1939]
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| | Preface | p. ix |
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| I. | THE LEGEND OF JEWISH SORCERY | 1 |
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| II. | THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND | 11 |
| | Jewish Magic • The Magician • Forbidden And Permitted • "It Is Best To Be Heedful" | |
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| III. | THE POWERS OF EVIL | 25 |
| | The Middle World • Terminology • The Genesis Of Demons • Attributes And Functions • "Jewish" Demons • "Foreign" Demons | |
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| IV. | MAN AND THE DEMONS | 44 |
| | Attack • Crises • Spirit Possession • Incubus And Succubus • The Evil Eye • Words And Curses | |
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| V. | THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD | 61 |
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| VI. | THE POWERS OF GOOD | 69 |
| | Deputy Angels • Attributes And Functions | |
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| VII. | "IN THE NAME OF. . . " | 78 |
| | The Potency Of The Name • Abracadabra • The Golem • The Evolution Of Name-Magic • The Names Of God • Angel Names • Borrowed Names | |
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| VIII. | THE BIBLE IN MAGIC | 104 |
| | The Word Of God • The Use Of The Word | |
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| IX. | THE MAGICAL PROCEDURE | 114 |
| | Incantations • Numbers • The Magic Act • Sympathetic Magic | |
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| X. | AMULETS | 132 |
| | Material Objects • Gems • Written Amulets Preparation Of Amulets • Tefellin And Mezuzot | |