Religion, Science, And Magic: In Concert And in Conflict - Couverture rigide

Neusner, Jacob

 
9780195056037: Religion, Science, And Magic: In Concert And in Conflict
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195056035 ISBN 13 : 9780195056037
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1989

Synopsis

This is a collection of contributed papers arising from a conference held at Brown University in 1987. Every culture makes the distinction between "true religion" and magic. One action and its result are termed "miraculous", while another is rejected as the work of the devil. The 10 essays in this book examine the history of this distinction in Christianity and Judaism. Their underlying premise is that by understanding how a social group sorts out approved from disapproved practices and beliefs we gain insight into that group's mode of self-definition. One significant recurring theme is that "magic" is the insider's term for the outsider's religion. Social, cultural and anthropological explanations are advanced for the prominence of the magical in certain periods. There are some broad theoretical essays as well as in-depth studies of magic in particular literatures and periods. Among the contributors are Jacob Neusner, Hans Penner, Howard Kee, Tzvi Abusch, Susan R. Garrett and Moshe Idel. Topics considered include Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the Magician, magic in Hasidism and the Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This collection presents ten essays that examine the distinction between `true religion' and magic in Christianity and Judaism. Topics covered include Babylonian witchcraft, Jesus the Magician, magic in Hassidism and Kabbalah, and magic in Anglo-Saxon England.

Revue de presse

This book is both interesting and a valuable contribution to the study of magic in its relationship to learning. (The Heythrop Journal)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195056035
ISBN 13 
9780195056037
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
306
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780195079111: Religion, Science, and Magic: In Concert and in Conflict

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195079116 ISBN 13 :  9780195079111
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1992
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