Greek Deuteronomy's "Fever and Chills" and Their Magical Afterlife

The Greek text of Deut. xxviii 22 preserves the earliest reference in a Jewish context to "fever and chills", a pair that repeatedly surfaces in later incantations. This provided both a scriptural justification for some Greek curses and contributed to the "magical Wirkungsgeschichte&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lincicum, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008