Mortimer Ostow

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The Psychodynamics of Jewish Mysticism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces the psychoanalytic study of the Kabbalah as a serious discipline. It illustrates the applicability of psychodynamic concepts to Jewish mysticism and the "apocalyptical complex" and essays on specific incidents in the Bible and the Kabbalah.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429909207
• Artikelnr.: 54099334

Autorenporträt

Ostow, Mortimer

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Editorial Note
Prologue
Dimensions of mysticism
The apocalyptic complex
Mysticism and Prophecy
Chapter Three
Ezekiel and the Elders of Judah: The workings of a prophetic trance
Comments
Esoteric Mysticism, Merkavah and Hekhalot
Chapter Four
Four entered the garden: normative religion versus illusion
Comments
Chapter Five
The psychodynamics of merkavah mysticism
Methodology
Methodological reflections on psychoanalysis and Judaic studies: a response to Mortimer Ostow
Comments
Sex And Gender in the Kabbalah
Introduction
Sexual metaphors and praxis in the Kabbalah
Comments
Crossing gender boundaries in kabbalistic ritual and myth
Comments
Comments on Idel and Wolfson
Epilogue
Concluding comments: union and reunion