Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah |
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| Author:
| Hecker, Joel |
| Series title: | Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3181-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $94.99 |
Book Description:
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A book-length study of mystical eating practices and experiences in the kabbalah. Focusing on the Jewish mystical literature of late-13th-century Spain, author Joel Hecker analyzes the ways in which the Zohar and other contemporaneous literature represent mystical attainment in their homilies about eating.
A book-length study of mystical eating practices and experiences in the kabbalah. Focusing on the Jewish mystical literature of late-13th-century Spain, author Joel Hecker analyzes the ways in which the Zohar and other contemporaneous literature represent mystical attainment in their homilies about eating.