The Book of Protection

Edited by Hermann Gollancz, "The Book of Protection" is a compilation of Jewish magical and protective texts drawn from manuscript traditions concerned with amulets, adjurations, and safeguarding formulas. Historically valuable as evidence of lived religious practice, it offers prayers, names, charms, and ritual instructions used for protection against harm and misfortune.

Hermann Gollancz (1852–1930) was a British rabbi, scholar, and editor whose work included editions and translations of Jewish and related religious texts. As an editor, he contributed to the scholarly circulation of liturgical, theological, and occasionally mystical materials rather than authoring a single esoteric system of his own.