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Book of Amulets and Medical Remedies, Continental 18th Century
פעולת וקמיעות - Manuscript - Kabbalah
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- Lot Number 45474
- Title (English) Book of Amulets and Medical Remedies
- Title (Hebrew) פעולת וקמיעות
- Note Manuscript - Kabbalah
- City Continental
- Publication Date 18th Century
- Estimated Price - Low 1,000
- Estimated Price - High 2,000
- Item # 1201652
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Physical Description
[60] pp., 181:111 mm., light staining, ink on paper, neat Ashkenazic rabbinic cript, many kabbalistic illustrations. Not bound.
Detail Description
Amulets are frequently mentioned in talmudic literature. The term used is kame'a or kami'a (pl. kemi'ot or kemi'in), a word whose origin is obscure. The written kame'a was a parchment
inscribed with one or more quotations from a variety of sources, including the Scriptures (cf. Shab. 61b). Later amulets were inscribed with quotations relevant to their specific purpose. The text of the Priestly Blessing (Num. 6:24–26) was considered effective
against the "evil eye." Permutations and combinations of the letters of the different names of G-d were frequently used; names of angels were also very common. Amulets subsequently merged with the Kabbalah and came to be known as "practical Kabbalah." Many
mystical texts, such as the Sefer Yezirah and the Sefer Razi'el, contain instructions for the preparation of amulets and other charms, for a variety of purposes.
Hebrew Description
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