Ascensions on high in Jewish mysticism :: pillars, lines, ladders /

Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. Surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the architectural pictures of the ascent, like the resort to images of pillars, lines, and ladders. Investigates the sp...

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Main Author: Idel, Moshe, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2005.
Series:Pasts incorporated.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. Surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the architectural pictures of the ascent, like the resort to images of pillars, lines, and ladders. Investigates the specific issue of the pillar in Jewish mysticism by comparing it to the archaic resort to pillars recurring in rural societies. Idel resorts to the views of two main Romanian scholars of religion, Culianu and Eliade, and analyzes the emergence of the latter's vision of Judaism on the basis of neglected sources.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1417574542
9781417574544
9786155053788
6155053782
9637326022
9789637326028
1281268593
9781281268594
9786611268596
6611268596

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