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"And they shall be one flesh"

on the language of mystical union in Judaism

by Adam Afterman

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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"In "And They Shall Be One Flesh: On the Language of Mystical Union in Judaism", Adam Afterman offers for the first time an extensive study of mystical union and embodiment in Judaism. Afterman argues that Philo was the first to articulate the notion of unio mystica in Judaism and in monotheism and is the source of the henōsis mysticism in the later Neoplatonic tradition. The study provides a detailed analysis of the Jewish medieval trends that developed different forms of mystical union and mystical embodiment through the Holy Spirit. The book argues that the development of unitive mysticism in Judaism is the fruit of substantial moments of openness, not only to Greek and Arab philosophy but also to Islam and Christianity"--

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics and Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism.

  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from gegnir and swisscovery matched “Kabbala”. Retained metadata contains “Cabala” in the subject metadata, “Kabbala” in the subject metadata, “Kabbalah” in the edition notes, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Kabbala”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
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    • “Cabala”· in subject
    • “Kabbala”· in subject
    • “Kabbalah”· in edition notes
    • “zohar”· in edition notes
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from swisscovery matched “Mystik”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the description, “Mysticism” in the subject metadata, “Mystik” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Mystik”· via swisscovery — Swiss Library Service Platform
    • “Mysticism”· in description
    • “Mysticism”· in subject
    • “Mystik”· in subject
    • “Mysticism”· in edition notes

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on the language of mystical union in Judaism

Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record

1 online resource (289 pages); 1. Introduction -- 2. From Philo to Plotinus: the emergence of mystical union -- 3. Unio mystica and ancient Jewish mysticism -- 4. Platonic and Aristotelian traditions of union -- 5. "As light unites with light": the language of union in Jewish Neoplatonism -- 6. The language of union in the writings of Moses Maimonides and Moses Nachmanides -- 7. Mystical union in early kabbalah -- 8. Mystical union in the ecstatic kabbalah of Abraham Abulafia -- 9. Language and images of mystical union in the kabbalah of R. Isaac of Acre -- 10. "Single unification, single bond": the language of union and unity in the Zohar -- 11. From kabbalah to the Renaissance and Hasidism: a brief overview; Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph; Dewey classification: 296.7/12; Includes bibliographical references and index; Publication place: Boston; Publication place: Leiden; Supplements to the Journal of Jewish thought and philosophy; volume 26

[2016]BrillEnglish
  • 9789004328723
  • 9789004328730
  • 9004328734
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