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The aim of the present work is to study the esoteric characterization of King Solomon that became popular in certain currents of Judaism and Christianity of Late Antiquity and to establish a typology of it. Representative texts are analyzed, first to establish precisely the development of the different esoteric traditions linked to King Solomon, and then to show how these texts and traditions are placed in relation within the broad context of Magic and Religion in Late Antiquity. The book provides data for a better understanding of magic and its role in the Mediterranean Oikumene, suggests the necessity for a better categorization of the magical discipline, and furthers the discussion on the transmission and importance of esoteric traditions withing Judaism and Christianity .

Los trabajos reunidos en este libro sobre Francia, España, Perú, México y Argentina invitan a revisar algunos tópicos sobre las desamortizaciones y las revoluciones liberales que se han ido repitiendo a lo largo de los años. Sus autores no quieren avivar el viejo debate sobre el carácter positivo o negativo de las medidas desamortizadoras, sino salir de un esquema de evolución histórica demasiado lineal que había pasado por alto tanto la especificidad del caso francés como la complejidad y el dinamismo de algunas sociedades del Antiguo Régimen.

The aim of the present work is to study the esoteric characterization of King Solomon that became popular in certain currents of Judaism and Christianity of Late Antiquity and to establish a typology of it. Representative texts are analyzed, first to establish precisely the development of the different esoteric traditions linked to King Solomon, and then to show how these texts and traditions are placed in relation within the broad context of Magic and Religion in Late Antiquity. The book provides data for a better understanding of magic and its role in the Mediterranean Oikumene, suggests the necessity for a better categorization of the magical discipline, and furthers the discussion on the transmission and importance of esoteric traditions withing Judaism and Christianity .