Amulets, Jewish

Yuval Harari

doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah11012

Amulets, Jewish

Yuval Harari

Department of Hebrew Literature

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

In the broad sense of the term, an amulet is an artifact empowered through rituals and spells that is used for the benefit of its owner. In this sense magical gems and jewelry, and even incantation bowls, are amulets.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Editors	R.S. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C.B. Champion, A. Erskine, S.R. Huebner
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781444338386
ISBN (Print)	9781405179355
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah11012
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Judaism
Late Antiquity
folkore and mythology

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