Jacob's Ladder : kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature / / Marina Aptekman

• Autore: Aptekman Marina
• Pubblicazione: Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 891.70938276712
• Soggetto topico: Cabala - Influence; Cabala in literature; Cabala - History; Occultism - Russia - History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Jacob's Ladder
• Titolo autorizzato: Jacob's ladder
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476784003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Borderlines (Boston, Mass.)