TY - GEN T1 - The three temples : on the emergence of Jewish mysticism T2 - Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series) A1 - Elior, Rachel A2 - Louvish, David LA - English LA - Hebrew PP - Oxford ; Portland, Oregon PB - Littman Library of Jewish Civilization YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1040695535 AB - In this ground-breaking study, Rachel Elior offers a comprehensive theory of the crystallization of the early stages of the mystical tradition in Judaism based on the numerous ancient scrolls and manuscripts published in the last few decades. Her wide-ranging research, scrupulously documented, enables her to demonstrate an uninterrupted line linking the priestly traditions of the Temple, the mystical liturgical literature found in the Qumran caves and associated directly and indirectly with the Merkavah tradition of around the second and first centuries BCE, and the mystical works of the secon. OP - 301 CN - BM526 .E4513 2014eb SN - 9781909821040 SN - 1909821047 SN - 1874774668 SN - 9781874774662 KW - Heikhalot KW - Mysticism : Judaism : History. KW - Hekhalot literature. KW - Merkava. KW - Priests, Jewish. KW - Hékhalot. KW - Merkaba. KW - Mysticisme : Judaïsme : Histoire. KW - Prêtres juifs. KW - RELIGION : Judaism : General. KW - Hekhalot literature KW - Merkava KW - Mysticism : Judaism KW - Priests, Jewish KW - Mystik KW - Judentum KW - Hekhalot-literatuur. KW - Merkavah-mystiek. KW - History ER -