Hekhalot literature in translation [[electronic resource] ] : major texts of Merkavah mysticism / / by James R. Davila

• Autore: Davila James R. <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden, : Brill, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (451 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.1
• Soggetto topico: Hekhalot literature - History and criticism; Merkava; Mysticism - Judaism; Cairo Genizah
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Hekhalot Rabbati: the greater (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Sar Torah: the prince of Torah -- Hekhalot Zutarti: the lesser (book of the heavenly) palaces -- Ma'aseh merkavah: the working of the chariot -- Merkavah Rabba: the great (book of the) chariot -- Some shorter macroforms -- Geniza fragments.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Hekhalot literature is a motley collection of textually fluid and often textually corrupt documents in Hebrew and Aramaic which deal with mystical themes pertaining especially to God's throne-chariot (the Merkavah). They were composed between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, with roots in earlier traditions and a long and complex subsequent history of transmission. This volume presents English translations of eclectic critical texts, with a full apparatus of variants, of most of the major Hekhalot documents: Hekhalot Rabbati ; Sar Torah ; Hekhalot Zutarti ; Ma'aseh Merkavah ; Merkavah Rabba ; briefer macroforms: The Chapter of R. Nehuniah ben HaQanah , The Great Seal-Fearsome Crown , Sar Panim , The Ascent of Elijah ben Avuyah , and The Youth ; and the Hekhalot fragments from the Cairo Geniza.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hekhalot literature in translation
• ISBN: 90-04-25216-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452363003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy ; 20.