Word and Image in Medieval Kabbalah [electronic resource] /
Segol, M.author.
The Sefer Yetsirah (the Book of Creation ) is a core text of the early kabbalah, yet scholars have struggled to establish even the most basic facts about the work. This project attempts to discover the ways in which diagrams accompanying the text and its commentaries show trends in the development of the kabbalistic tradition as a whole.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; 1. Word and Image in Medieval Kabbalah: Interpreting Diagrams from the Sefer Yetsirah and its Commentaries; 2. Situating the Text; 3. Genre as Argument in the Sefer Yetsirah: A New Look at Its Literary Structure; 4. Thinking in Lines and Circles; 5. The Letterforms: How Did He Combine Them?; 6. Golem Diagrams: Golem Making, Astrology, and Messianism; 7. Conclusions; Notes; Index; Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The Sefer Yetsirah (the Book of Creation ) is a core text of the early kabbalah, yet scholars have struggled to establish even the most basic facts about the work. This project attempts to discover the ways in which diagrams accompanying the text and its commentaries show trends in the development of the kabbalistic tradition as a whole.
Sefer Yeẓirah.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Religion—History.
Literature, Medieval.
Literature—History and criticism.
Judaism.
History of Medieval Europe.
History of Religion.
Medieval Literature.
Literary History.
Judaism.