Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism: Pillars, Lines, LaddersCentral European University Press, 2005 M01 1 - 249 pages 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. |
Contents
Notes | 58 |
On Cosmic Pillars in Jewish Sources | 73 |
CHAPTER | 94 |
CHAPTER | 96 |
CHAPTER | 136 |
Psychanodia and Metamorphoses of Pillars | 143 |
Notes | 160 |
Medieval | 167 |
Concluding Remarks | 205 |
| 239 | |
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Page 17 - Jewish mysticism in its various forms represents an attempt to interpret the religious values of Judaism in terms of mystical values. It concentrates upon the idea of the living God who manifests himself in the acts of Creation, Revelation and Redemption.