Magic and Divination in Early Islam
Magic and divination in early Islam encompassed a wide range of practices, including belief in jinn, warding off the evil eye, the production of amulets and other magical equipment, conjuring, wonder-working, dream interpretation, predicting the weather, casting lots, astrology, and physiognomy. The ten studies here are concerned with the pre-Islamic antecedents of such practices, and with the theory of magic in healing, the nature and use of amulets and their decipherment, the arts of astrometeorology and geomancy, the refutation of astrology, and the role of the astrologer in society. Some of the studies are highly illustrated, some long o…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-351-92101-5
- EAN: 9781351921015
- Produktnummer: 34946371
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 446 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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Dr Emilie Savage-Smith is Senior Research Associate at The Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, UK
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