Keter
The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism
Seiten
1997
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
9780691043722 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
9780691043722 (ISBN)
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This is a close reading of 50 relatively brief Jewish texts, tracing the motif of divine coronation from Jewish esoteric writings of late antiquity to the "Zohar", written in 13th-century Spain. The spectrum of Jewish devotional, mystical and magical views held over a millennium are examined.
This is a close reading of 50 relatively brief Jewish texts, tracing the motif of divine coronation from Jewish esoteric writings of late antiquity to the "Zohar", written in 13th-century Spain. In the course of the investigation, the author gathers in Talmudic, Midrashic, liturgical, Merkavah, German Hasidic and Kabbalistic works, showing through this single theme the spectrum of devotional, mystical and magical views held by various circles of Jews over a millenium or more. The first part of the work deals with late antiquity, emphasizing the close relationship between texts of what is often depicted as "normative" Judaism and their mystical/magical analogues. The mythic imagination of ancient Judaism, the author suggests, is shared across this spectrum. The second part of the book turns to the medieval Jews who inherited this ancient tradition and its evolution into Kabbalah, where "keter" plays a key role as the first of the ten divine emanations or "sefirot". The nature of these "sefirot" as symbols and the emergence of a structured and hierarchical symbolism out of the mythic imagery of the past are key themes in these later chapters.
This is a close reading of 50 relatively brief Jewish texts, tracing the motif of divine coronation from Jewish esoteric writings of late antiquity to the "Zohar", written in 13th-century Spain. In the course of the investigation, the author gathers in Talmudic, Midrashic, liturgical, Merkavah, German Hasidic and Kabbalistic works, showing through this single theme the spectrum of devotional, mystical and magical views held by various circles of Jews over a millenium or more. The first part of the work deals with late antiquity, emphasizing the close relationship between texts of what is often depicted as "normative" Judaism and their mystical/magical analogues. The mythic imagination of ancient Judaism, the author suggests, is shared across this spectrum. The second part of the book turns to the medieval Jews who inherited this ancient tradition and its evolution into Kabbalah, where "keter" plays a key role as the first of the ten divine emanations or "sefirot". The nature of these "sefirot" as symbols and the emergence of a structured and hierarchical symbolism out of the mythic imagery of the past are key themes in these later chapters.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.7.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Princeton Legacy Library |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 595 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum |
| ISBN-13 | 9780691043722 / 9780691043722 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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