Absorbing perfections :: Kabbalah and interpretation /

In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah - from the mystical trends of mediaeval Judaism to modern Hasidism - this book considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it. It takes as a starting point the fact that the post-biblical Jewish world lost i...

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1. Verfasser: Idel, Moshe, 1947-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
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Zusammenfassung:In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah - from the mystical trends of mediaeval Judaism to modern Hasidism - this book considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it. It takes as a starting point the fact that the post-biblical Jewish world lost its geographical centre with the destruction of the temple and so was left with a textual centre, the Holy Book. The author argues that a text-oriented religion produced language-centred forms of mysticism. Against this background, he demonstrates how various Jewish mystics amplified the content of the Scriptures so as to include everything: the world, or God, for example.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 668 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-645) and index.
ISBN:9780300135077
0300135076
1281734861
9781281734860

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