Guardians of the Gate
Angelic Vice Regency in Late Antiquity
Seiten
1998
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-10909-4 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-10909-4 (ISBN)
An exploration of the phenomenon of angelic vice regency in Late Antiquity. It comparatively examines figures from Judaism, Mandaeism, and Gnosticism, shedding new light, in particular, on the Jewish angel Metatron and the Mandaean light-being Abathur.
This exploration of the phenomenon of angelic vice regency in Late Antiquity compares figures from Judaism, Mandaeism, and Gnosticism. The first part of the book is devoted to the question of mediation in Late Antiquity and to the role of exegesis in the formation of vice regent myths. The second part of the book examines the Jewish figures Metatron and Akatriel, the Mandaean figure Abathur, and the Gnostic figure Sabaoth. After a final chapter on the types of communities which may have produced these myths, the volume concludes with appendices which briefly examine Christian, Muslim, and Hermetic traditions.
This volume is especially helpful to those interested in the connections between late antique mythologies and in particular the many parallels between Jewish mysticism and Mandaeism.
This exploration of the phenomenon of angelic vice regency in Late Antiquity compares figures from Judaism, Mandaeism, and Gnosticism. The first part of the book is devoted to the question of mediation in Late Antiquity and to the role of exegesis in the formation of vice regent myths. The second part of the book examines the Jewish figures Metatron and Akatriel, the Mandaean figure Abathur, and the Gnostic figure Sabaoth. After a final chapter on the types of communities which may have produced these myths, the volume concludes with appendices which briefly examine Christian, Muslim, and Hermetic traditions.
This volume is especially helpful to those interested in the connections between late antique mythologies and in particular the many parallels between Jewish mysticism and Mandaeism.
Nathaniel Deutsch, Ph.D. (1995) in History of Judaism/History of Religions, University of Chicago, is Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College. He has published on African American religions, Mandaeism, Gnosticism, and Judaism, including The Gnostic Imagination: Gnosticism, Mandaeism, and Merkabah Mysticism (Brill, 1995).
| Reihe/Serie | Brill's Series in Jewish Studies ; 22 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 512 g |
| Einbandart | Leinen |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-10909-9 / 9004109099 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-10909-4 / 9789004109094 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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