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Judaism: Torah, Talmud and Tradition

Spirit Possession in Judaism

Cases and Contexts from the Middle Ages to the Present

by Matt Goldish · Matt Goldish (ed.)

Essays on Jewish accounts of possession by dybbuks and other spirits from medieval times to the present. Contributors examine kabbalistic, folkloric, medical and literary contexts. An important scholarly collection on a little-studied topic.

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