Descenders To The Chariot
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Descenders To The Chariot
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Author : James Davila
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-11-22
Descenders To The Chariot written by James Davila and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-22 with Religion categories.
The Hekhalot literature is a bizarre conglomeration of Jewish esoteric and revelatory texts in Hebrew and Aramaic, produced sometime between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages and surviving in medieval manuscripts. These texts claims to describe the self-induced spiritual experiences of the "descenders to the chariot" and to reveal the techniques that permitted these magico-religious practitioners to view for themselves Ezekiel's Merkavah as well as to gain control of angels and a supernatural mastery of Torah. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological evidence from the Middle East, anthropological models, and a wide range of cross-cultural evidence, this book aims to show that the Hekhalot literature preserves the teachings and rituals of real religious functionaries who flourished in late antiquity and who were quite like the functionaries anthopologists call shamans.
Hekhalot Literature In Translation
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Author : James Davila
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-06-13
Hekhalot Literature In Translation written by James Davila and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Religion categories.
The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of textually fluid and often textually corrupt documents in Hebrew and Aramaic which deal with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They were composed between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, with roots in earlier traditions and a long and complex subsequent history of transmission. This volume presents English translations of eclectic critical texts, with a full apparatus of variants, of most of the major Hekhalot documents: Hekhalot Rabbati; Sar Torah; Hekhalot Zutarti; Ma'aseh Merkavah; Merkavah Rabba; briefer macroforms: The Chapter of R. Nehuniah ben HaQanah, The Great Seal-Fearsome Crown, Sar Panim, The Ascent of Elijah ben Avuyah, and The Youth; and the Hekhalot fragments from the Cairo Geniza.
Jewish Mysticism
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Author : Joseph Dan
language : en
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Release Date : 1998-11-01
Jewish Mysticism written by Joseph Dan and has been published by Jason Aronson, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-01 with Religion categories.
Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing. From Hebrew schools to Hollywood, people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge are pursuing the subject. Books, magazines, journals, and classes are rapidly growing in number. One result of this burst of interest and popularization of Jewish mysticism is the problem of misinformation. The need for reliable source material has become crucial. This four-volume work by Professor Joseph Dan is a monumental event in the publishing history of English-language reference books on the subject of Jewish mystical thought and practice. Professor Dan's credentials are of the highest order. The recipient of the Israel Prize (considered to be Israel's highest honor), Joseph Dan is the Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continues to be a visiting professor at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world.
Magic And Ritual In The Ancient World
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Author : Paul Mirecki
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Magic And Ritual In The Ancient World written by Paul Mirecki and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with History categories.
This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt. The strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The book begins with several papyrological studies presenting important new texts in Greek and Coptic, continuing with essays focusing on taxonomy and definition. The concluding essays apply contemporary theories to analyses of specific test cases in a broad variety of ancient Mediterranean cultures.
Paradise Now
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Author : April D. De Conick
language : en
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Release Date : 2006
Paradise Now written by April D. De Conick and has been published by Society of Biblical Lit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Shamanic Trance In Modern Kabbalah
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Author : Jonathan Garb
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-05-15
Shamanic Trance In Modern Kabbalah written by Jonathan Garb and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-15 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Theory of shamanism, trance, and modern Kabbalah -- The shamanic process: descent and fiery transformations -- Empowerment through trance -- Shamanic Hasidism -- Hasidic trance -- Trance and the nomian.
America In Vietnam
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Author : Guenter Lewy
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 1980-05-29
America In Vietnam written by Guenter Lewy and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-05-29 with History categories.
"An inside look at America's most divisive war... our strategy, and tactics, our conduct, our 'guilt' ... using documents never before open to public scrutiny"-Cover.
The Heart And The Fountain
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Author : Joseph Dan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-18
The Heart And The Fountain written by Joseph Dan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-18 with Religion categories.
Joseph Dan is one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism. In this superb anthology, Dan not only presents illuminating excerpts from the most important mystical texts, but also delves into the very meaning of mysticism itself. Dan takes readers through the historical development of Jewish mysticism, from late antiquity to the modern period. He explores the Kabbalah, the esoteric tradition that delves into the secrets delivered by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, the emergence of Hasidism, and much more. He presents the great texts, from Hekhalot Rabbati, "The Greater Book of Divine Palaces," set in the temple in Jerusalem; to the apocalyptic vision of Abraham Abulafia in the thirteenth century; to the Zohar, perhaps the best-known volume of all. For each piece, he offers an extended introduction that deftly places the work in the context of its time and its antecedents. "Mysticism is that which cannot be expressed in words, period," Dan writes. In this remarkable volume, he guides us through that seemingly impenetrable barrier to show how the inexpressible has been expressed in some of the most profound and challenging writing in existence.
Ontological Aspects Of Early Jewish Anthropology
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Author : Tyson L. Putthoff
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-11-28
Ontological Aspects Of Early Jewish Anthropology written by Tyson L. Putthoff and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-28 with Religion categories.
In Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology, Tyson L. Putthoff combines contemporary theory and sound exegesis to understand early Jewish beliefs about how the human self reacts ontologically in God’s presence.
The Besht
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Author : Immanuel Etkes
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 2012
The Besht written by Immanuel Etkes and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Now available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism