Beholders of Divine Secrets provides a fascinating exploration of the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, the Jewish mystical writings of late antiquity. Vita Daphna Arbel delves into the unique nature of the mystical teachings, experiences, revelations, and spiritual exegesis presented in this literature. While previous scholarship has demonstrated the connection between Hekhalot and Merkavah mysticism and parallel traditions in Rabbinical writings, the Dead Sea Scrolls, apocalyptic, early Christian, and Gnostic sources, this work points out additional mythological traditions that resonate in this literature. Arbel suggests that mythological patterns of expression, as well as themes and models rooted in Near Eastern mythological traditions are employed, in a spiritualized fashion, to communicate mystical content. The possible cultural and social context of the Hekhalot and Merkavah mysticism and its composers is discussed.
Spis treści
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature and Its Mystical Tradition
2. Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism
3. Mythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism
4. Mystical Journeys in Mythological Language
5. The Concept of God: Mystical and Mythological Dimensions
6. Literary, Phenomenological, Cultural, and Social Implications
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Passages Discussed
Index of Authors
General Index
O autorze
Vita Daphna Arbel is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.Kup ten ebook, a 1 kolejny otrzymasz GRATIS!
Język Angielski ● Format PDF ● Strony 262 ● ISBN 9780791486856 ● Rozmiar pliku 1.3 MB ● Wydawca State University of New York Press ● Opublikowany 2012 ● Do pobrania 24 miesięcy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 7665172 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Adobe DRM
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