The Serpent Kills or the Serpent Gives Life

Representing a careful contextual study of the writings of the influential Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia (1240 - c. 1291), this book demonstrates that an inner dynamic of attraction and revulsion toward Christianity shaped Abulafia's mystical hermeneutic and meditative practice.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert J. Sagerman, Ph.D. (2008) in Jewish Mysticism, New York University, is an independent scholar. He has published two extensive studies concerning kabbalistic influence on the conceptualization of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling program. He is also an internationally active artist.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert J Sagerman, Robert J. Sagerman
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.01.2011
• EAN: 9789004194465
• ISBN: 978-90-04-19446-5
• Seiten: 400
• Abmessung: 155 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 730 g
• Serie: Supplements to the Journal of
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Judentum