LEADER 02413nam 2200505 450 001 9910466423103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-80034-010-9 010 $a1-78694-988-1 035 $a(CKB)3830000000059593 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5509400 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781786949882 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5509400 035 $a(OCoLC)1053831959 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002316261 035 $a(EXLCZ)993830000000059593 100 $a20200724e20202007 fy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJewish mysticism $ethe infinite expression of freedom /$fRachel Elior ; translated by Yudith Nave and Arthur B. Millman$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aOxford :$cThe Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (221 pages) 225 1 $aLiverpool scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2007. 300 $aTranslated from the Hebrew. 311 $a1-906764-04-2 311 $a1-874774-67-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aMysticism is one of the central sources of inspiration of religious thought. It is an attempt to decode the mystery of divine existence by penetrating to the depths of consciousness through language, memory, myth, and symbolism. By offering an alternative perspective on the world that gives expression to yearnings for freedom and change, mysticism engenders new modes of authority and leadership; as such it plays a decisive role in moulding religious and social history. For all these reasons, the mystical corpus deserves study and discussion in the framework of cultural criticism and research. This text is a lyrical exposition of the Jewish mystical phenomenon. Its purpose is to present the meanings of the mystical works as they were perceived by their creators and readers. 410 0$aLiverpool scholarship online. 606 $aMysticism$xJudaism 615 0$aMysticism$xJudaism. 676 $a296.712 700 $aElior$b Rachel$0946214 702 $aNave$b Yudith 702 $aMillman$b Arthur B.$f1941- 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466423103321 996 $aJewish mysticism$92137629 997 $aUNINA