Beholders of Divine Secrets: Mysticism and Myth in the Hekhalot and Merkavah LiteratureState University of New York Press, 01/02/2012 - 262 من الصفحات 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. |
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النتائج 1-5 من 51
الصفحة ix
... mystical notions present in the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, the manner in which these are expressed through mythological imagery, as well as the possible social-cultural and ideological affiliation of members of the ...
... mystical notions present in the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, the manner in which these are expressed through mythological imagery, as well as the possible social-cultural and ideological affiliation of members of the ...
الصفحة 2
... mystical tradition found in the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature and the manner in which its mystical notions are molded and communicated. The social and cultural contexts of its writers will be considered as well. The ...
... mystical tradition found in the enigmatic Hekhalot and Merkavah literature and the manner in which its mystical notions are molded and communicated. The social and cultural contexts of its writers will be considered as well. The ...
الصفحة 3
... mystical aspects present in several Hekhalot and Merkavah literary units and accounts, both theoretical and practical. It then demonstrates the ways in which these notions interact as they create a distinctive mystical tradition. In ...
... mystical aspects present in several Hekhalot and Merkavah literary units and accounts, both theoretical and practical. It then demonstrates the ways in which these notions interact as they create a distinctive mystical tradition. In ...
الصفحة 4
... mystical presentations. Finally, in light of the view that traditions within a given cultural-religious group, or ... notions in the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature. Embracing the approach that mystical literature and cultural social ...
... mystical presentations. Finally, in light of the view that traditions within a given cultural-religious group, or ... notions in the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature. Embracing the approach that mystical literature and cultural social ...
الصفحة 7
... Mystical Tradition Those who define mysticism in terms of a certain type of experience of God often seem to forget ... notions and outlooks which could be characterized as mystical? These topics will be addressed in this chapter. Its ...
... Mystical Tradition Those who define mysticism in terms of a certain type of experience of God often seem to forget ... notions and outlooks which could be characterized as mystical? These topics will be addressed in this chapter. Its ...
المحتوى
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2 Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism | 21 |
3 Mythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism | 51 |
4 Mystical Journeys in Mythological Language | 67 |
Mystical and Mythological Dimensions | 105 |
6 Literary Phenomenological Cultural and Social Implications | 139 |
Notes | 157 |
Bibliography | 211 |
Index of Passages Discussed | 237 |
Index of Authors | 247 |
General Index | 249 |
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