Solomon the Esoteric King

From King to Magus, Development of a Tradition
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-11941-3
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 73, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 772 g

Reihe: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism

The aim of the present work is to study the esoteric characterization of King Solomon that became popular in certain currents of Judaism and Christianity of Late Antiquity and to establish a typology of it.
Representative texts are analyzed, first to establish precisely the development of the different esoteric traditions linked to King Solomon, and then to show how these texts and traditions are placed in relation within the broad context of Magic and Religion in Late Antiquity.
The book provides data for a better understanding of magic and its role in the Mediterranean Oikumene, suggests the necessity for a better categorization of the magical discipline, and furthers the discussion on the transmission and importance of esoteric traditions withing Judaism and Christianity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Torijano Morales, Pablo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Okkultismus und andere religiöse Praktiken

Über Autor(innen)

Pablo A. Torijano, Ph.D. (2000), New York University, is Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.