Jewish Magical Papyri

The Jewish magical papyri are a corpus of magical texts from the Cairo Geniza and other sources, demonstrating the continuity of Jewish magical practice from late antiquity through the Middle Ages.|||Cairo Geniza fragments (Taylor-Schechter Collection, Cambridge; Jewish Theological Seminary, New York). Also Greek Magical Papyri (PGM) with Jewish elements.|||From late antiquity through the Middle Ages.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Demonstrate the continuity of Jewish magical practice and its interaction with Greco-Egyptian magic. Include incantations, adjurations, and recipes.|||Bohak, G. Ancient Jewish Magic. Cambridge University Press, 2008.|||Schäfer, P. & Shaked, S. Magische Texte aus der Kairoer Geniza. Mohr Siebeck, 1994–1999.|||Betz, H. D. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation. University of Chicago Press, 1986.|||Jewish Magical Papyri — Cambridge Digital Library|https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/|Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection.;; Ancient Jewish Magic — Cambridge|https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/ancient-jewish-magic/|Bohak's comprehensive study.