Evil Eye in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature [Hardcover]

Rivka Ulmer (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 213 pages
• Publisher: Ktav Pub Inc (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881254630
• ISBN-13: 978-0881254631
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Jewish

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5.0 out of 5 stars a pleasure to read, May 24, 1999

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This review is from: Evil Eye in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature (Hardcover)

Ulmer's book has become a standard reference work on the topic of the "evil eye" in antiquity. Ulmer systematically researched the corpus of rabbinic literature and cites hundreds of references. According to the Rabbis, the course of Jewish history was affected by the "evil eye". Some Rabbis used an evil eye to reduce their opponents to "a heap of bones." Ulmer's explanations of the phenomena encountered are superb. It is a pleasure to read her excellent book. In short, Ulmer is a fine scholar of midrash and rabbinic literature.