Books by Hananya Goodman
Papers by Hananya Goodman
We gratefully acknowledge the permissions granted by authors and publish-ers to reprint several e... more We gratefully acknowledge the permissions granted by authors and publish-ers to reprint several essays in this volume. David Flusser's essay was originally published under the title "Abraham and the Upanishads" in Immanuel 20 (Spring 1986) 53-61, published by the Ecu-menical ...
Shofar an Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 1999
Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 1999
We will examine Shalom Shabazi's geomancy text, Sefer Goralot Ha-Hol,l and attempt to reconstruct... more We will examine Shalom Shabazi's geomancy text, Sefer Goralot Ha-Hol,l and attempt to reconstruct its functional role within a cultural, performative context. Our geomancy texts, written probably near the end of the 17th century, fall collectively within the genre of prevalent astrological, esoteric divination texts. As far as we know, Sefer Goralot Ha-Hol and an insertion into Hemdat Yamim, Parashat Shoftim, constitute his only literary contribution to the subject of geomancy. And yet, Sefer Goralot Ha-Hol as a reference work, a handbook, is written with such unusual clarity and organization regarding the method and terminology of geomantic practice, that it stands out as unique among the other Jewish geomantic jottings found peripherally here and there in various manuscripts from the same period.
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Books by Hananya Goodman
Papers by Hananya Goodman