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

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents; Preface Introduction Chapter 1: On Diverse Forms of Living Ascent on High in Jewish 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 Notes Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Moshe Idel, Idel Moshe
• Editore: Central european university pr
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2005
• EAN: 9789637326028
• ISBN: 978-963-7326-02-8
• Pagine: 260
• Serie: Pasts Incorporated; Pasts Incorporated
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo