The Art of Mystical Narrative | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780190073176 | The Art of Mystical Narrative | A Poetics of the Zohar | Fishbane

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Beschreibung

In the study of Judaism, the Zohar has captivated the minds of interpreters for over seven centuries, and continues to entrance readers in contemporary times. Yet despite these centuries of study, very little attention has been devoted to the literary dimensions of the text, or to formal appreciation of its status as one of the great works of religious literature.

The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a critical approach to the zoharic story, seeking to explore the interplay between fictional discourse and mystical exegesis. Eitan Fishbane argues that the narrative must be understood first and foremost as a work of the fictional imagination, a representation of a world and reality invented by the thirteenth-century authors of the text. He claims that the text functions as a kind of dramatic literature, one in which the power of revealing mystical secrets is demonstrated and performed for the reading audience. The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on the Zohar and on the intersections of literary and religious studies.

Über den Autor

Eitan P. Fishbane is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His previous works include As Light Before Dawn: The Inner World of a Medieval Kabbalist (2009).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1: Voice, Gesture, and Drama

Chapter 2: Encounters Along the Way

Chapter 3: The Play of Borders and Genre: Between Exegesis and Fiction

Chapter 4: Magical Realism and the Fantastic

Chapter 5: Narrative Ethics

Chapter 6: The Zoharic Frametale in Context: Correlations and Implications

Conclusions

Bibliography of Works Cited

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Judentum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780190073176
ISBN-10:	0190073179
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Fishbane, Eitan P.
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Eitan P. Fishbane
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.01.2020
Gewicht:	0,903 kg