| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 384 pages) |
| Series |
Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 12 |
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Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy ; v. 12.
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| Contents |
Abulafia and alterity : the other in the self -- Refutation and absorption : Abulafia's response to the Christian context -- Abulafia's demons : the psychological dimension of Abulafia's relationship to Christianity -- Abulafia and Jesus : metatron and sandalfon -- Warp and woof : circumcision, crucifixion, and divine embodiment |
| Summary |
Abraham Abulafia (1240 - c. 1291) founded an enormously influential branch of Jewish mysticism, referred to as the prophetic or ecstatic kabbalah. This book, from several perspectives, explores the impact of Christianity upon Abulafia. His copious writings evince an intense fascination with Christian themes, yet Abulafia's frequent diatribes against Jesus and Christianity reveal him to be deeply conflicted in his relationship to his southern European religious neighbors. This book undertakes a careful study of Abulafia's writings, suggesting that the recognition of an inner dynamic of attracti |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel, 1240-approximately 1292 -- Religion
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Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel, 1240-approximately 1292 fast |
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Abulʿafyah, Avraham ben Shemuʾel 1240-1291 gnd |
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Abulafia, Abraham. idszbz |
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Kabbala gnd |
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Cabala.
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Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Theology.
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Cabala
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Christianity
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Interfaith relations
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Judaism
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Religion
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Christentum
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Christentum.
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Polemik.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004194472 |
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9004194479 |
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