"Sefer Razi'el ha-Mal'akh" - A Conduit of Medieval Ashkenazi Culture
This essay examines Sefer Razi'el ha-Mal'akh, a complex work reflecting diverse textual sources and literary layers, as a crucial channel for transmitting early esoteric traditions in Ashkenazi religious culture. It emphasizes the "nominal register" related to the exegesis and us...
| Subtitles: | "Kabbalistic Afterlives: Copies, Reproductions, and Textual Circulation in the Making of Kabbalah in Postmedieval Ashkenaz Hg. von Agata Paluch" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2024
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| In: |
Aschkenas
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-250 |
| Further subjects: | B
jüdische Magie
B Cabala B Namensregister B göttliche Namen B Hassidism |
| Online Access: |
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| Summary: | This essay examines Sefer Razi'el ha-Mal'akh, a complex work reflecting diverse textual sources and literary layers, as a crucial channel for transmitting early esoteric traditions in Ashkenazi religious culture. It emphasizes the "nominal register" related to the exegesis and uses of divine names as a key part of the Ashkenazi esoteric tradition. The popularity of Sefer Razi'el ha-Mal'akh in Ashkenaz, especially during the Hasidic renaissance, highlights the essential role of practical and magical mentality developed in Ashkenazi culture and traditions. Additionally, a Romanian translation of Sefer Razi'el ha-Mal'akh by Menachem Mendel Stein, who engaged in occult practices during the World War II, showcases the book's varied reception and long durée. |
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| ISSN: | 1865-9438 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aschkenas
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/asch-2024-2017 |
