Scholastic Magic : Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism /

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In exploring the social background of early Jewish mysticism, Scholastic Magic tells the story of how imagination and magic were made to serve memory and scholasticism. In the visionary literature that circulated between the fifth and ninth centuries, there are strange tales of ancient rabbis conjur...

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Auteur principal: Swartz, Michael D. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Maʻaśeh merkavah.
Heikhalot rabbati.
Maʿaśeh merkavah.
Rabbis.
Mysticism > Judaism.
Jewish magic.
Intercessory prayer > Judaism.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Magie juive.
Mysticisme > Judaïsme > Histoire.
Rabbis > Prayers and devotions.
Mysticism > Judaism > History.
Prayers and devotions.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In exploring the social background of early Jewish mysticism, Scholastic Magic tells the story of how imagination and magic were made to serve memory and scholasticism. In the visionary literature that circulated between the fifth and ninth centuries, there are strange tales of ancient rabbis conjuring the angel known as Sar-Torah, the "Prince of the Torah." This angel endowed the rabbis themselves with spectacular memory and skill in learning, and then taught them the formulas for giving others these gifts. This literature, according to Michael Swartz, gives us rare glimpse.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (260 pages).
ISBN:9781400864416

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