"Practical Kabbalah" and the jewish tradition of magic

Yuval Harari

doi:10.1163/15700593-01901003

"Practical Kabbalah" and the jewish tradition of magic

Yuval Harari

Department of Jewish Thought

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Abstract

This article deals with the Jewish tradition of magic and its relationship with Kabbalah. 1 It begins by clarifying internal and external views of magic in Judaism, the place of "Kabbalah" and "kabbalists" in the traditional Jewish discourse of ritual power, and the role of "practical Kabbalah" in Israel's market of New Age spiritual therapies. The focus is on the mutual relationships between the conceptual and performative foundations of Jewish magic practice and Kabbalah, as well as on Kabbalah's actual influence on the Jewish tradition of magic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-82
Number of pages	45
Journal	Aries
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15700593-01901003
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

Jewish magic
Kabbalah
Kabbalah of names
holy names
practical Kabbalah

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History
Religious studies
Philosophy

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