Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism: Pillars, Lines, Ladders

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Central European University Press, 01.01.2005 - 249 Seiten
Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. The book surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the archetectural images of the ascent, like the resort images of pillars, lines, and ladders.
 

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Notes
58
On Cosmic Pillars in Jewish Sources
73
CHAPTER
94
CHAPTER
96
CHAPTER
136
Psychanodia and Metamorphoses of Pillars
143
Notes
160
Medieval
167
Concluding Remarks
205
Name Index
239
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Seite 17 - Jewish mysticism in its various forms represents an attempt to interpret the religious values of Judaism in terms of mystical values. It concentrates upon the idea of the living God who manifests himself in the acts of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.

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Moshe Idel is historian and philosopher of Jewish mysticism. He is Emeritus Max Cooper Professor in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Senior Researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

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