Mystical Vertigo

Contemporary Kabbalistic Hebrew Poetry Dancing Over the Divide

von Aubrey Glazer

306 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: New Perspectives in Post-Rabbinic Judaism
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Lyrik und Dichter
• ISBN: 9781618111661
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.03.2013
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Academic Studies Press