Saturn''s Jews : On the Witches'' Sabbat and Sabbateanism.

This book explores the phenomenon of Saturnism, namely the belief that the planet Saturn, the seventh known planet in ancient astrology, was appointed upon the Jews, who celebrated the Sabbath, the seventh day of the Jewish week. Moshe Idel details how the anonymous, late 14th century Sefer Ha-Peliy...

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Main Author: Idel, Moshe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011
Series:Kogod library of Judaic studies.
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