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Havdala de-Rabbi Akiba

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Abstract

The Havdala according to Rabbi Aqiva (Havdala de-Rabbi Aqiva) is a short treatise that sketches a magical version of the Jewish ceremony of Havdala (separation between the holy and the profane) that is performed every Saturday evening, marking the end of Shabbat.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationThe Encyclopedia of Ancient History
EditorsR.S. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C.B. Champion, A. Erskine, S.R. Huebner
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781444338386
ISBN (Print)9781405179355
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Judaism
  • Late Antiquity
  • folkore and mythology

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