| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Series |
New perspectives in post-Rabbinic Judaism |
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New perspectives in post-Rabbinic Judaism.
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| Contents |
Contents -- Touching G od Vertigo, -- Wh y C ontemporary Jewish Mysticism N eeds P oetry: -- DissemiNation of Devekut: -- How Culture Can Connect Deeper -- Contrition -- as a R eturning to Devekut -- Opening Secrecy: Is Th ere Duplicity in Devekut? -- Caught in the I nfinity Catchers: Devekut as the Web of Discourse -- (Hit)Davekuth as Durée -- of the Godlover: -- Parables and Prayers of Love and Rape: -- Scent of Darkness: A Synesthetic Dissolution into Devekut -- I Almost Vowed to Touch You: Breaking through Doubt -- to Daily Devekut |
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Rebirthing Devekut from Darkness to LightCoda -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English and Hebrew |
| Subject |
Hebrew poetry -- History and criticism
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Mysticism -- Judaism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
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Hebrew poetry
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Mysticism -- Judaism
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781618111883 |
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1618111884 |
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