
An anthology of 31 Jewish occult and fantasy tales featuring golems, dybbuks, kabbalah, and mystical folklore spanning the 17th to 20th centuries.
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An anthology of 31 Jewish occult and fantasy tales featuring golems, dybbuks, kabbalah, and mystical folklore spanning the 17th to 20th centuries.
'As with 'The Arabian Nights' and Grimm's fairy tales, these stories are easy to appreciate for their imagination and sense of wonder, and they also strike a modern nerve.' - The New York Times A classic collection of 31 tales which showcases the best works of Jewish occult and fantasy writing. Includes 'The Golem', 'The Dybbuk' and tales from a dazzling variety of writers that bring alive the texture and wonder of Jewish mysticism, kabbalah and folklore
will contain mild spoilers
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Horror elements present in select tales with moderate intensity
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Central Jewish mysticism, kabbalah, rituals, and folklore throughout
Golem creation and other fantastical elements recur across stories
Demonic possession in 'The Dybbuk' and ritual magic, divination themes
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Minor themes of suffering in possession and folklore contexts
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