Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals: Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah
(Part of the Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series)
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Mystical eating practices and experiences in Kabbalah. Focusing on the Jewish mystical literature of late thirteenth-century Spain, author Joel Hecker analyzes how the Zohar and other esoteric literature represent mystical attainment in their homilies about food. What emerges is not only consideration of eating practices but, more broadly, the effects such practices and experiences have on the bodies of practitioners. Drawing...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814350933
ISBN13:9780814350935
Release Date:September 2023
Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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