The art of mystical narrative : a poetics of the Zohar /

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Author / Creator:Fishbane, Eitan P., 1975- author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Description:xiii, 520 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11753311
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ISBN:9780199948635
0199948631
9780190885489
0190885483
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:"In the study of Judaism, the Zohar has captivated the minds of interpreters for over seven centuries, and continues to entrance readers in the modern day. Yet despite these centuries of study, very little attention has been devoted to the literary dimensions of the text, to formal appreciation of its status as one of the great works of religious literature. The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a critical approach to the Zohar story, seeking to explore the interplay between fictional discourse and mystical exegesis. Eitan Fishbane argues that the narrative must be understood first and foremost as a work of the fictional imagination, a representation of a world and reality invented by the thirteenth century authors of the text. He claims that the text functions as a kind of dramatic literature, one in which the power of revealing mystical secrets is demonstrated and performed for the reading audience. The Art of Mystical Narrative offers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on the intersections of literary and religious studies"--
Other form:Online version: Fishbane, Eitan P., 1975- Art of mystical narrative. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018 9780199948642

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