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

Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism : : Pillars, Lines, Ladders / / Moshe Idel.

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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 architectural images of the ascent, like the resort to images of pillars, lines, and ladders. After survey...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
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Idel, Moshe,
Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]
©2005
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1: On Diverse Forms of Living Ascent on High in Jewish Sources
  • CHAPTER 2: On Cosmic Pillars in Jewish Sources
  • CHAPTER 3: The Eschatological Pillar of the Souls in Zoharic Literature
  • CHAPTER 4: Psychanodia and Metamorphoses of Pillars in Eighteenth-Century Hasidism
  • CHAPTER 5: The Neoplatonic Path for Dead Souls: Medieval Philosophy, Kabbalah and Renaissance
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index

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