Beholders of Divine Secrets : Mysticism and Myth in the Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature

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Vita Daphna Arbel is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.

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Preface	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
1 THE HEKHALOT AND MERKAVAH LITERATURE AND ITS MYSTICAL TRADITION	7	(14)
2 HEKHALOT AND MERKAVAH MYSTICISM	21	(30)
3 MYTHICAL LANGUAGE OF HEKHALOT AND MERKAVAH MYSTICISM	51	(16)
4 MYSTICAL JOURNEYS IN MYTHOLOGICAL LANGUAGE	67	(38)
5 THE CONCEPT OF GOD: MYSTICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS	105	(34)
6 LITERARY, PHENOMENOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS	139	(18)
Notes	157	(54)
Bibliography	211	(26)
Index of Passages Discussed	237	(10)
Index of Authors	247	(2)
General Index	249