Magic and Folklore in Rabbinic Literature

Magic and Folklore in Rabbinic Literature By Daniel Sperber Points of contact between rabbinic Judaism and Hellenistic Roman culture are examined. Greco-Roman Hellenistic motifs are discovered in rabbinic sources while authentically Hebrew-rabbinic magical formulae are shown to be present in Greek papyrological material. From the series "Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture''.