Jewish Divorce Formulae in Syriac Incantation Bowls

In a series of Syriac incantation bowls published between 1913 and the present day, a peculiar text is documented. It mentions Rab Joshua bar Peraḥya sitting in a court of law and performing an exorcism against demons, devils, liliths and other evil beings haunting the house of the client. This spel...

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Main Author: Moriggi, Marco 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-94
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Syriac language / Mesopotamia / Magic / Exorcism / Classical antiquity / Aramaic language / Babylonia
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BC Ancient Orient; religion
BH Judaism
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Scheidungsformel
B Aramäische Beschwörungsschalen
B Aramaic incantation bowls Syriac divorce formula late-antique Mesopotamia, magic and exorcism in the ancient world Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Sasanian Babylonia
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