Solomon the Esoteric King: From King to Magus, Development of a Tradition - Hardcover

Torijano Morales, Pablo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004119418 ISBN 13: 9789004119413

Publisher: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB, 2002

Synopsis

The book studies the esoteric characterization of Solomon that had a great importance throughout Late Antiquity. These esoteric traditions were very known in the Judaism from the first century to the fourth century CE and they were inherited by Christianity that cherished and developed it. The Rabbinic Judaism also known some of these new characterizations but transformed them into haggadic legends and deprived them of their practical character. The book provides news insights that should be taken into account for the study of magic and magical mentality in any cultural setting of Late Antiquity.

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About the Author

Pablo A. Torijano, Ph.D. (2000), New York University, is Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Edition details

• Publisher: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004119418
• ISBN 13: 9789004119413
• Binding: Leather Bound
• Number of pages: 333