“Like a Throne of Glory:”: The Apotropaic Potential of Ṣîṣîṯ in the Hebrew Bible and Early Rabbinic Literature

Although at first glance ṣîṣîṯ meet the definitional criteria of an amulet, there are just three passages in the early rabbinic literature that only indirectly suggest such an interpretation. Yet, as it turns out, the tassels feature strong connections with the priestly clothes, and given the protec...

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Main Author: Kosior, Wojciech (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: The review of rabbinic Judaism
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 176-201
Further subjects:B fringes tassels ṣîṣîṯ apotropaism teḵēlęṯ ša‘aṭnēz ṣîṣ
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)