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Jewish Magic and Superstition, by Joshua Trachtenberg, [1939], at sacred-texts.com

p. vii

CHAPTER
	Preface	p. ix

I.	THE LEGEND OF JEWISH SORCERY	1

II.	THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND	11
	Jewish Magic • The Magician • Forbidden And Permitted • "It Is Best To Be Heedful"

III.	THE POWERS OF EVIL	25
	The Middle World • Terminology • The Genesis Of Demons • Attributes And Functions • "Jewish" Demons • "Foreign" Demons

IV.	MAN AND THE DEMONS	44
	Attack • Crises • Spirit Possession • Incubus And Succubus • The Evil Eye • Words And Curses

V.	THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD	61

VI.	THE POWERS OF GOOD	69
	Deputy Angels • Attributes And Functions

VII.	"IN THE NAME OF. . . "	78
	The Potency Of The Name • Abracadabra • The Golem • The Evolution Of Name-Magic • The Names Of God • Angel Names • Borrowed Names

VIII.	THE BIBLE IN MAGIC	104
	The Word Of God • The Use Of The Word

IX.	THE MAGICAL PROCEDURE	114
	Incantations • Numbers • The Magic Act • Sympathetic Magic

X.	AMULETS	132
	Material Objects • Gems • Written Amulets Preparation Of Amulets • Tefellin And Mezuzot

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