Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 265 g
Reihe: Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 265 g
Reihe: Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology
ISBN: 978-0-691-05833-7
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Zohar, or "brilliant light," is the central text of Kabbalah. In Jewish mystical tradition, it is the meeting of midrash (storytelling that expands on events in the Bible) and myth. This selection offers original translations of eight of the most well developed narratives in the Zohar along with notes and detailed commentary. The tales deal with the themes of sin and repentance, death, exile, redemption, and resurrection. Most importantly, they are stories, they are literature, and here they are finally analyzed as such. Using comparative information, Aryeh Wineman places the tales in their historical and etymological contexts. He cites a variety of theorists of myth, including Otto Rank, C. G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Joseph Campbell, all of whom sought to connect the motifs of the Zohar to universal motifs. He ties the stories to the tenets of Kabbalah, to one another, and to the world's universal symbols and meanings.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: On the Zoharic Story3Grief, Triumph, Expulsion19The Book of Adam: Two Accounts35The House of the World57Death Postponed73The Bridegroom's Silence89A Retelling of Jonah107A Tale of Sin and Repentance127A Child's Tears and His Father's Resurrection143About the Papercut Art: The Ten Sefirot159Glossary167Bibliography173
