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Chapter four: The artistic features of magic in Palestine................................................199
Mirror plaques.................................................................................................................................................202
Technique..................................................................................................................................................203
General composition of the plaques.......................................................................................203
Design of the figures..........................................................................................................................210
Depiction of the figures in light of local art and the cultural environment....213
Posture of the figures........................................................................................................................213
The architectural façade in light of local art......................................................................220
Magical essence of the mirrors..................................................................................................221
Motifs, symbols, and the religious identity of the plaques.......................................224
Figurines..............................................................................................................................................................230
Figures who do not hold a mirror and without any mirror on them...................231
Designed figures: with or without a mirror..........................................................................232
Figures with an exceptional posture.......................................................................................233
Amulet plaques...............................................................................................................................................235
Design of the figures..........................................................................................................................236
Chapter five: Magic art – between Babylon and Palestine.............................................241
Characteristics of magic art..................................................................................................................244
The artist-customer relationship...............................................................................................245
The painting as bearing a message........................................................................................248
Magic and folk art................................................................................................................................249
Magic art and folk art in Palestine............................................................................................251
Magic and iconic art...........................................................................................................................260
Jewish communities in Babylon and Palestine and their attitudes
towards magic and figurative art..............................................................................................263
Epilogue...............................................................................................................................................................271
Catalogue...........................................................................................................................................................273
Bibliography......................................................................................................................................................405
List of illustrations.......................................................................................................................................424
Index.......................................................................................................................................................................432
