Through a Speculum That Shines : Vision and Imagination in Medieval Jewish Mysticism.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wolfson, Elliot R.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Subjects:	Cabala > History. Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789. Imagination > Religious aspects > Judaism. Mysticism > Judaism > History. Visions.
Online Access:	CONNECT

Table of Contents:

Cover Page
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: ""Israel: The One Who Sees God
Chapter Two: Vision of God in Mystical Sources: A Typological Analysis
Chapter Three: Visionary Ascent and Enthronement in the Hekhalot Literature
Chapter Four: Theories of the Glory and Visionary Experience in Pre-Kabbalistic Sources
Chapter Five: Haside Ashkenaz: Veridical and Docetic Interpretations of the Chariot Vision
Chapter Six: Visionary Gnosis and the Role of the Imagination in Theosophic Kabbalah
Chapter Seven: The Hermeneutics of Visionary Experience: Revelation and Interpretation in the Zohar
Conclusion
Appendix: Manuscripts Cited
Select Bibliography of Primary Sources Cited
Select Bibliography of Secondary Sources Cited
Index

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