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Ritual practices to gain power : angels, incantations, and revelation in early Jewish mysticism / Rebecca Macy Lesses.
Van Pelt Library BM525.A3649 L47 1998
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM525.A3649 L47 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lesses, Rebecca Macy.
- Series:
- Harvard theological studies ; no. 44.
- Harvard theological studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heikhalot rabbati.
- Heikhalot zutrati.
- Incantations, Aramaic.
- Incantations, Hebrew.
- Amulets (Judaism).
- Incantations, Greek.
- Cabala--History.
- Cabala.
- History.
- Mysticism--Judaism--History.
- Mysticism.
- Mysticism--Judaism.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 429 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, [1998]
- Summary:
- This study focuses on adjurations or elaborate ritual performances that form a part of the early Jewish mystical literature known as the Hekhalot literature, stemming from Palestine and Babylon in the fourth through eighth centuries. This literature also contains instructions for ascent to heaven, the liturgy of the angels, and descriptions of God and the divine world.
- Notes:
- Slightly revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation, Howard University.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1563382199
- OCLC:
- 37836677
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