Hekhalot literature in context

By Hekhalot literature in context (Conference) (2010 Princeton University)

Subjects: Culturele aspecten, Mysticism, judaism, Jewish literature, history and criticism, Congresses, Hekhalot-literatuur, 11.21 Jewish religious literature, Cabala, Judaism, History and criticism, Hekhalot literature, Mysticism

Description: "Hekhalot literature, the earliest expression of Jewish mysticism, emerged in Palestine and Babylonia in late antiquity (ca. 500-900 C.E.). In the present volume, an international team of experts explores the literary formation, cultural meanings, religious functions, and textual transmission of this literature."--Back of dust jacket.