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Enchantress: A Novel of Rav Hisda's Daughter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780452298224)
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xFantastic tales of demons and the Evil Eye, magical incantations, and powerful attractions abound in Enchantress, a novel that weaves together Talmudic lore, ancient Jewish magic, and a timeless love story set in fourth-century Babylonia. One of the most powerful practitioner of these mysterious arts is Rav Hisda's daughter, whose innate awareness allows her to possess the skills men lack. With her husband, Rava--whose arcane knowledge of the secret Torah enables him to create a "man" out of earth and to resurrect another rabbi from death--the two brave an evil sorceress, Ashmedai the Demon King, and even the Angel of Death in their quest to safeguard their people, even while putting their romance at risk. The author of the acclaimed Rashi's Daughters series and the award-winning Rav Hisda's Daughter: Apprentice has conjured literary magic in the land where "abracadabra" originated. Based on five years of research and populated with characters from the Talmud, Enchantress brings a pivotal era of Jewish and Christian history to life from the perspective of a courageous and passionate woman.
Author: Maggie Anton
ISBN-10: 0452298229
ISBN-13: 9780452298224
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2014
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Author: Maggie Anton
ISBN-10: 0452298229
ISBN-13: 9780452298224
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2014
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
By Maggie Anton
xMaggie Anton was born Margaret Antonofsky in Los Angeles, California. Raised in a secular, socialist household, she reached adulthood with little knowledge of her Jewish religion. All that changed when David Parkhurst, who was to become her husband, entered her life, and they both discovered Judaism as adults. In the early 1990's, Anton began studying Talmud in a class for women taught by Rachel Adler, now a professor at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. She became intrigued with the idea that Rashi, one of the greatest Jewish scholars ever, had no sons, only three daughters. Slowly but surely, she began to research the family and the time in which they lived. Legend has it that Rashi's daughters were learned in a time when women were traditionally forbidden to study the sacred texts. These forgotten women seemed ripe for rediscovery, and the idea of a book about them was born.
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