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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791457249

ISBN-139780791457245

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Number of Pages262 Pages

Publication NameBeholders of Divine Secrets : Mysticism and Myth in the Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectJudaism / Sacred Writings, Mysticism, Folklore & Mythology, Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science

AuthorVita Daphna Arbel

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-042638

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal296.7/12

Table Of ContentPreface Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature and Its Mystical Tradition 2. Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism 3. Mythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism 4. Mystical Journeys in Mythological Language 5. The Concept of God: Mystical and Mythological Dimensions 6. Literary, Phenomenological, Cultural, and Social Implications Notes Bibliography Index of Passages Discussed Index of Authors General Index

SynopsisBeholders 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., A wide-ranging exploration of the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, a mystical Jewish tradition from late antiquity, including a discussion of the possible cultural context of this material's creators. 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., A wide-ranging exploration of the Hekhalot and Merkavah literature, a mystical Jewish tradition from late antiquity, including a discussion of the possible cultural context of this material's creators.

LC Classification NumberBM723.A68 2003