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"[T]he general intelligent reader, will find here a mine of information that slowly builds into a central metaphor for Judaism's theological preoccupation with the relationship between god and man."--The Jerusalem Post Magazine

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PrefaceAbbreviationsCh. 1Ancient Israel: Crowns Above and Below3Ch. 2Coronation and Qedushah12Ch. 3The Heavenly Coronation: Primary Texts20Ch. 4God's Crown and Israel's Prayer33Ch. 5The Name on the Crown42Ch. 6Crowns, Tefillin, and Magic Seals49Ch. 7The Angels Crowned58Ch. 8Israel Crowned at Sinai69Ch. 9Coronation and Marriage78Ch. 10Medieval Reconsiderations88Ch. 11The Hymn of Glory106Ch. 12The Way to Kabbalah121Ch. 13Sefer ha-Bahir134Ch. 14The Early Kabbalah151AppendixOriginal Texts of Principal Primary Source Citations167Bibliography191Selective Index of Texts207General Index221

Keter The Crown of God in Early Jewish Mysticism

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/04/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691636757, 978-0691636757
      ISBN10: 0691636753
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "[T]he general intelligent reader, will find here a mine of information that slowly builds into a central metaphor for Judaism's theological preoccupation with the relationship between god and man."--The Jerusalem Post Magazine

      Table of Contents
      PrefaceAbbreviationsCh. 1Ancient Israel: Crowns Above and Below3Ch. 2Coronation and Qedushah12Ch. 3The Heavenly Coronation: Primary Texts20Ch. 4God's Crown and Israel's Prayer33Ch. 5The Name on the Crown42Ch. 6Crowns, Tefillin, and Magic Seals49Ch. 7The Angels Crowned58Ch. 8Israel Crowned at Sinai69Ch. 9Coronation and Marriage78Ch. 10Medieval Reconsiderations88Ch. 11The Hymn of Glory106Ch. 12The Way to Kabbalah121Ch. 13Sefer ha-Bahir134Ch. 14The Early Kabbalah151AppendixOriginal Texts of Principal Primary Source Citations167Bibliography191Selective Index of Texts207General Index221

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