EPISODE · Jul 10, 2023 · 1H 21M
Monster Hunting Kits
from Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell · host Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
Welcome to our first episode! Jack and John discuss monster hunting kits. Not just what they might contain but the sorts of people who might carry them about! We discuss Baal Shems, Ibburim, Dybbukim, Black Weddings, Sheydim and so, so much more!This episode's book recommendations:Jewish Magic and Superstition -A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua TrachtenbergWomen's Divination in Biblical Literature by Esther J. HamoriMagic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism ny Gershon Winklerand the website, Pulling at ThreadsWe also mentioned two Jewish fiction book up for preorder:Charwood by Josh SchlossbergNo Guilt of Bloodshed by John BaltisbergerSend a text----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website or his Patreon GET OUR READING LIST! GET THE WAYWARD CHILDREN SHIRT! Shop Aggadah Try It Books Intro and outro music ‘Skin and Bones’ composed by Yoshie Fruchter and performed by Pitom, on Tzadik records
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Welcome to our first episode! Jack and John discuss monster hunting kits. Not just what they might contain but the sorts of people who might carry them about! We discuss Baal Shems, Ibburim, Dybbukim, Black Weddings, Sheydim and so, so much more! This episode's book recommendations: Jewish Magic and Superstition -A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua TrachtenbergWomen's Divination in Biblical Literature by Esther J. HamoriMagic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism ny Gershon Wink...
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