Book reviews

Magie und Halakha. Ansätze zu einem empirischen Wissenschaftsbegriff im spätantiken und frühmittelalterlichen Judentum (Giuseppe Veltri, 1997) is reviewed by Eva-Maria Jansson.Dødehavsteksterne og Bibelen (eds. Niels Hyldahl & Thomas L. Thompson, 1996) is reviewed by Øyvind Jørgensen.Scholastic magic. Ritual and revelation in early Jewish mysticism (Michael D. Swartz, 1996) is reviewed by Øyvind Jørgensen.Frömmigkeit und Wissenschaft. Astrologie in Tanach, Qumran und frührabbinischer Literatur (Kocku von Stuckrad, 1996) is reviewed by Peter Steensgaard Paludan.On sanctity – religion, ethics and mysticism in Judaism and other religions (Joseph Dan, 1996) is reviewed by Eli Shai.