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UNINA9910476784003321 |
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Autore |
Aptekman Marina |
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Titolo |
Jacob's Ladder : kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature / / Marina Aptekman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Borderlines (Boston, Mass.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cabala - Influence |
Cabala in literature |
Cabala - History |
Occultism - Russia - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Kabbalah Then and Now: a Historical Perspective -- A Quest For Moral Perfection: Kabbalistic Allegory in Eighteenth-Century Đœasonic Literature -- Knowledge Hidden In Letters: Alchemic Kabbalah and Russian Romantic Literature -- In the Beginning Was the Word: Magical Kabbalah, the Occult Revival, and the Linguistic Mysticism of the Silver Age -- Modernism and Kabbalah: Linguistic Mysticism in the Literary Doctrine of the Russian Silver Age -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Focusing primarily on the close study of literary works presented in the broad cultural and historical context, Jacob's Ladder discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature and provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness. |
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