From Martyr to Mystic

Rabbinic Martyrology and the Making of Merkavah Mysticism

Ra'anan Boustan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

398 Seiten

2005
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-148753-8 (ISBN)

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Ra'anan S. Boustan traces the historical emergence of the specific form of 'mystical' discourse found in Heikhalot Rabbati. He argues that the creators of Heikhalot Rabbati sought to fashion a myth of origins for their distinctive brand of heavenly ascent practice by radically reworking the narrative framework of the widely disseminated post-talmudic martyrology The Story of the Ten Martyrs. Heikhalot Rabbati not only renders redundant the notion of atoning self-sacrifice that is central to the martyrology, but also ascribes to the Heikhalot visionary the intercessory function of the martyr - here achieved bloodlessly through heavenly ascent and liturgical performance. Heikhalot Rabbati emerged as a part of a broader effort to fashion a distinct social identity for the Heikhalot visionary. In parsing the complex relationship between rabbinic martyrology and Heikhalot literature, the author illuminates how the figures of the rabbinic martyr and the Merkavah mystic came to play parallel, yet competing, roles within the highly influential conceptions of history that were bequeathed to medieval Jewish communities by late antique Judaism.

Born 1971; Research Scholar in the Program for Judaic Studies at Princeton University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.11.2005
Reihe/Serie	Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	164 x 237 mm
Gewicht	725 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
Schlagworte	HC/Religion/Theologie/Judentum • Heikhalot Rabbati • Hekhalot • Martyrologie • Merkava
ISBN-10	3-16-148753-2 / 3161487532
ISBN-13	978-3-16-148753-8 / 9783161487538
Zustand	Neuware