Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History |
Editors | R.S. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C.B. Champion, A. Erskine, S.R. Huebner |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc. |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781444338386 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405179355 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
The Havdala according to Rabbi Aqiva (Havdala de-Rabbi Aqiva) is a short treatise that sketches a magical version of the Jewish ceremony of Havdala (separation between the holy and the profane) that is performed every Saturday evening, marking the end of Shabbat.
Keywords
- folkore and mythology
- Judaism
- Late Antiquity