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- W156740268 abstract "In my article dealing with Hayyim Vital's treatise On Practical Kabbalah and Alchemy I showed that this treatise is an example of a hitherto unknown genre in Hebrew literature, namely, that of the catch-all-recipe-books or of secrets, a genre that became very popular in the 16th17th centuries.1 The material contained in such books covers a wide variety of recipes, mostly of a popular and practical character in the fields of magic, medicine, technology, chemistry, alchemy, and astrology. Only occasionally do we find expositions of theoretical issues. These recipe books are thus important for our knowledge of the popular sciences, culture, religion, and medical conditions of those days. They shed light on the vicissitudes of ordinary people, and give us an unexpected and surprising insight into what was occupying their minds. A few examples may suffice to illustrate this. The many recipes for strengthening memory, in a society and culture where printed books were rare, show that memorization was held in high esteem and was, moreover, of primary importance for the continuity of the religious traditions. Consequently, forgetfulness was a much dreaded affliction, not only affecting one's individual health but also one's social position. For a learned man, a Talmid Hakham, had a very respected social position in Jewish society throughout the ages, a position which could be threatened by forgetfulness. The different recipes for miraculous transportation, which always feature in the context of protecting the traveler from all kinds of dangers" @default.
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- W156740268 title "Moshe Mizrachi on Popular Science in 17th Century Syria-Palestine" @default.
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