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The Sword of Moses: An Ancient Book of Magic Paperback – January 1, 1989

by Moses Gaster (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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1896. From a unique manuscript. With introduction, translation, an index of mystical names, and a facsimile. A Gnostic text, originally in Hebrew, discusses the names of God, which are thought by Kabbalists to have magical powers. With a complete original version and a facsimile of the original papyrus.
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  1. Print length
    52 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Holmes Pub Group Llc
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1989
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1558181636
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1558181632
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holmes Pub Group Llc (January 1, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 52 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558181636
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558181632
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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I have searched everywhere for the translation of the the 136 swords but didn't find it. The actual swords are not translated in the book "The sword of Moses" so it is useless. Finally, a manuscript with the actual translation of the 136 swords. You need this manuscript allong with the book. Great work on this translation !!!
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executivevw
5.0 out of 5 stars User
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2008
I have searched everywhere for the translation of the the 136 swords but didn't find it. The actual swords are not translated in the book "The sword of Moses" so it is useless. Finally, a manuscript with the actual translation of the 136 swords. You need this manuscript allong with the book. Great work on this translation !!!
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executivevw
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Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2008
I have searched everywhere for the translation of the the 136 swords but didn't find it. The actual swords are not translated in the book "The sword of Moses" so it is useless. Finally, a manuscript with the actual translation of the 136 swords. You need this manuscript allong with the book. Great work on this translation !!!
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OB
4.0 out of 5 stars Scribbled over publisher's name
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2012
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The book itself is an important addition to the occult shelf and lore. But I do have a complaint: They are really nice looking hard covers and spine is skillfully pasted over a paperback, so far OK, because the price is very accesible and these works are otherwise hard to find. My problem is that they have several several unsightly ballpoint ink undecipherable scribbles over the original publisher names. This very noticeably diminishes the quality of the product, it looks very sloppy and is offensive to the buyer who rightfully expects and paid for a new book, which this is not because of the scribble disaster. Please, get a self-adhesive stamp that you can paste over the original publisher's name, or even more decently use a "re-issued on (date) by..." rubber stamp under the original publisher, this would be to your credit in respecting the book and the reader by avoiding the current mess that appears in the front pages.
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Cohen Institue
3.0 out of 5 stars Informational, could be better explained but ok as an overview
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2019
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Informational, could be better explained but ok as an overview. The book does state that it is an unedited sample so maybe an updated one will come soo .
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Nobody s business
1.0 out of 5 stars Id like to give this no stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015
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Id like to give this no stars. First off the seller didnt even sat that this book was mostly still written in either latin or hebrew. At any rate this book is totally useless to me
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Robert H. Harrison
3.0 out of 5 stars The Sword of Moses
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2002
J Pedro Feliciano? Hi JOse' LOLROF this is Alister Crowley's smarter brother. Didn't you write "The Trumpet of Moses"?
You said you bought The Sword of Moses and were disappointed that Gaster, for some obscure reason, omitted nearly all the magical and divine names. And you hoped some day a new version of The Sword of Moses would be published, containing the entire text. Well the 1973 and the 1970 printing have the complete translation. Your 1989 paperback appearently was circumsized by an intoxicated Rabbi on the day of printing.
The translation done by Moses Gaster was published by London in 1896. I have a hardback copy printed by Weiser in 1973. It is complete. I have found it quite satisfactory.
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Vivek
1.0 out of 5 stars Worse purchase... Useless product.
Reviewed in India on July 26, 2018
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Worse product I ever purchased from Amazon. The seller is very bad.

I could not open the pages because the pages had not been cut properly at the time of binding. Usually only one side of the page is bound. The printing agency cut the paper on two sides and bound the third. Moreover, the cover is 5 mm bigger than the pages of the book.

Finally, the printing or binding agency did not include the most important part of the book that contains important names. Without that, the rest of the instructions written in the book become redundant. It is like giving the procedure for cooking recipe, but not mentioning the ingridients anywhere. I paid Rs. 900/- for a careless re print and I feel totally cheated. USELESS SELLER.

Now I can't even return the product... I feel like cussing.... Curse the rogue seller!
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