A River Flows from Eden - The Language of Mystical Experience in the Zohar (Hardcover)

In the "Zohar," the jewel in the crown of Jewish mystical literature, the verse "A river flows from Eden to water the garden" (Genesis 2:10) symbolizes the river of divine plenty that unceasingly flows from the depths of divinity into the garden of reality.
Hellner-Eshed's book investigates the flow of this river in the world of the Zoharic heroes, Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai and his disciples, as they embark upon their wondrous spiritual adventures. By focusing on the "Zohar"'s language of mystical experience and its unique features, the author is able to provide remarkable scholarly insight into the mystical dimensions of the "Zohar," namely the human quest for an enhanced experience of the living presence of the divine and the "Zohar"'s great call to awaken human consciousness.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Melila Hellner-Eshed
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth / Cloth
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-5939-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	0-8047-5939-1
Barcode:	9780804759397

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