Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism
Subtitle: Pillars, Lines, Ladders (Pasts Incorporated) (Pasts Incorporated)
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9789637326035
Subjects: Religion - Judaism; Judaism - Rituals & Practice; History; Religion; Judaism - Kabbalah & Mysticism; Religious aspects; Columns; Ascension of the soul; Cabala; Judaism
First sentence: The practice of any religion oscillates between the poles of routine ritual and inertial faith on the one hand and ecstatic practices on the other.