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OverviewAscensions 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 surveying the variety of scholarly approaches to religion, the author also offers what he proposes as an eclectic approach, and a perspectivist one. The latter recommends to examine religious phenomena from a variety of perspectives. The author investigates the specific issue of the pillar in Jewish mysticism by comparing it to the archaic resort to pillars recurring in rural societies. Given the fact that the ascent of the soul and pillars constituted the concerns of two main Romanian scholars of religion, Ioan P. Culianu and Mircea Eliade, Idel resorts to their views, and in the Concluding Remarks analyzes the emergence of Eliade's vision of Judaism on the basis of neglected sources. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Moshe Idel (Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University, Jerusalem)Publisher: Central European University Press Imprint: Central European University Press Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9789637326035ISBN 10: 9637326030 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 07 January 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface; 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 IndexReviewsHis control of literature is impressive, and his proposal is suggestive. Throughout, Idel shows mastery of a very wide range of primary and secondary sources. Summing up: recommended. * Choice * Author InformationMoshe 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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