{"product_id":"the-long-life-of-magical-allegra-iafrate-9780271083674","title":"The Long Life of Magical Objects: A Study in the Solomonic Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores a series of powerful artifacts associated with King Solomon via legendary or extracanonical textual sources. Tracing their cultural resonance throughout history, art historian Allegra Iafrate delivers exciting insights into these objects and interrogates the ways in which magic manifests itself at a material level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter focuses on a different Solomonic object: a ring used to control demons; a mysterious set of bottles that constrain evil forces; an endless knot or seal with similar properties; the \u003ci\u003eshamir\u003c\/i\u003e, known for its supernatural ability to cut through stone; and a flying carpet that can bring the sitter anywhere he desires. Taken together, these chapters constitute a study on the reception of the figure of Solomon, but they are also cultural biographies of these magical objects and their inherent aesthetic, morphological, and technical qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThought-provoking and engaging, Iafrate's study shows how ancient magic artifacts live on in our imagination, in items such as Sauron's ring of power, Aladdin's lamp, and the magic carpet. It will appeal to historians of art, religion, folklore, and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allegra Iafrate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271083670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271083674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Allegra Iafrate","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987484115199,"sku":"9780271083674","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_062f08d7-7218-4120-a1a6-3896f5e2b602.jpg?v=1683289257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-life-of-magical-allegra-iafrate-9780271083674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}