Between Worlds : Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism.

Between Worlds : Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism.

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Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Chajes, J. h.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011
Series:	Jewish Culture and Contexts Ser.
Subjects:	Dybbuk. Exorcism. Mysticism > Judaism. Spirit possession.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Dybbuk Possession; 2 The Dead and the Possessed; 3 The Task of the Exorcist; 4 Dybbuk Possession and Women's Religiosity; 5 Skeptics and Storytellers; Arrival; Appendix: Spirit Possession Narratives from Early Modern Jewish Sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z; Acknowledgments.