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