Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
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Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Book Jacket Condition: Like New. Appears as new and unread. First edition. Scarce in hardcover. Informed by the most recent research in historical anthropology, this text provides fascinating description of the cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders.
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Philadelphia 2003 first edition. University of Penn. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dj. 278p. ***Signed Presentation copy from Chaves to Myra and Ron. (signed "Yossi" so we assume it is Chaves. ) Hardcover copies of this book are hard to find. ISBN 0812237242.
