Mystical vertigo : contemporary kabbalistic Hebrew poetry dancing over the divide / Aubrey L. Glazer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glazer, Aubrey L.

Series:

New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism

New perspectives in post-Rabbinic Judaism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hebrew poetry--History and criticism.

Mysticism--Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the author

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mystical Vertigo immerses readers in the experience of the contemporary kabbalistic Hebrew poet, serving as a gateway into the poet's quest for mystical union known as devekut. This journey oscillates across subtle degrees of devekut-causing an entranced experience for the Hebrew poet, who is reaching but not reaching, hovering but not hovering, touching but not touching in a state of mystical vertigo. What makes this journey so remarkable is how deeply nestled it is within the hybrid cultural networks of Israel, crossing over boundaries of haredi, secular, national-religious, and agnostic beliefs among others. This volume makes a unique contribution to understanding and experiencing the mystical renaissance in Israel, through its multi-disciplinary focus on Hebrew poetry and its philosophical hermeneutics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface / Magid, Shaul

Acknowledgements

Permissions

System of Transciption

Chapter 1. Touching God: Vertigo, Exactitude and Degrees of Devekut

Chapter 2. Why Contemporary Jewish Mysticism Needs Poetry: From Kosman's "Our God" to ben Yitzhak's IntegrEL Divinity "of All Worlds"

Chapter 3. Dissemination of Devekut: How Culture Can Connect Deeper. Agi Mishol's "Woman Martyr" and "Transistor Muezzin"

Chapter 4. Contrition as a Returning to Devekut: Binyamin Shevili's Cycle "Contrition"

Chapter 5. Opening Secrecy: Is There Duplicity in Devekut? Schulamith Hava HaLevy's "Strange Fire" and "Impregnation"

Chapter 6. Caught in the Infinity Catchers: Devekut as A Web of Discourse. Shai Tubaly "Come Here," "I Came to God," and "Infinity Catchers"

Chapter 7. Auto-Erotic Cosmogeny as Devekut: Rebirthing God as Self in Haya Esther's My Flesh Speaks G!d

Chapter 8. (Hit)Devekut as Durée of the Godlover: Disentangling Intuitive Time in Binyamin Shevili's "HomosexuELity"

Chapter 9. Parables and Prayers of Love and Rape: Devekut as Depth and Flow of Self in Tamar Elad-Appelbaum's "Psalms for Jerusalem"

Chapter 10. Scent of Darkness: A Synesthetic Dissolution into Devekut. Yonadav Kaploun's cycles "Scent of Darkness" and "A Window of Opportunity"

Chapter 11. I Almost Vowed to Touch You: Breaking through Doubt to Daily Devekut. Zelda Schneerson Mishkovsky's "On that Night"

Chapter 12. Rebirthing Devekut from Darkness to Light: Haviva Pedaya's "Gently Please," "The Golden Molten Stream," "Sun-space," "Crack the Sun," and "Majesty Manacled"

Chapter 13. CODA: Gross, Subtle and Secret Moments of Devekut

Afterword / Wolfson, Elliot R.

Bibliography

Index

Short Bio

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-188-4

OCLC:

961670539