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Mystic Tales from the Zohar (Paperback) Loot Price: R782
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Mystic Tales from the Zohar (Paperback): Aryeh Wineman

Mystic Tales from the Zohar (Paperback)

Aryeh Wineman

Series: Bollingen Series

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Zohar, or "brilliant light," is the central text of Kabbalah. In Jewish mystical tradition, it is the meeting of midrash (storytelling that expands on events in the Bible) and myth. This selection offers original translations of eight of the most well developed narratives in the Zohar along with notes and detailed commentary. The tales deal with the themes of sin and repentance, death, exile, redemption, and resurrection. Most importantly, they are "stories," they are literature, and here they are finally analyzed as such. Using comparative information, Aryeh Wineman places the tales in their historical and etymological contexts. He cites a variety of theorists of myth, including Otto Rank, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell, all of whom sought to connect the motifs of the Zohar to universal motifs. He ties the stories to the tenets of Kabbalah, to one another, and to the world's universal symbols and meanings.

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Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Bollingen Series
Release date: April 1998
First published: April 1998
Translators: Aryeh Wineman
Dimensions: 254 x 197 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-05833-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts
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LSN: 0-691-05833-4
Barcode: 9780691058337

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