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Ma'arachos, Goralos, amulets and Segulos - manuscript by way of Kabbalah, with illustrations, angel's names...

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Ma’arachos, Goralos, amulets and Segulos – manuscript by way of Kabbalah, with illustrations, angel’s names and combinations of letters. Most of it in Judeo-Arabic. Ca. early 20th century, North Africa [?].

Manuscript, Jewish magic: Goralos and Segulos from Eastern countries, most of it in Judeo-Arabic. Ca. early 20th century, North Africa [?].

[56] leaves, 22 cm. Manuscript, ink on paper. At its end, [1] leaf written later, pencil on paper. Incomplete copy. With illustrations of amulets, combinations of letters, illustration of HaIlan HaKadosh and more.

Please refer to Hebrew catalog text for the booklet’s content.

Goral HaMasa’os which appears in this manuscript is attributed to Rabbi Avraham Chamawi, who introduced it in his Sefer Abi’ah Chidos (Livorno, 1879). In his Sefer Nifla’im Ma’asecha, he explained that his intention in publishing the Goralos was to prevent Jews from going to gentile magicians for forbidden fortune-telling. Authored additional Seforim on Segulos and Goralos. About Rabbi Chamawi, see the dissertation of Nissim Chamawi "Rabbi Avraham Chamawi (1838-1886) and His Place in Modern Jewish Magic" (Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 2014).

The influence of Sefer Raziel HaMalach on the content of this booklet is noticeable.

Front jacket binding is missing. Stains, some moth damage, folds to the corners of some of the leaves, incomplete copy, fair-good condition.

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