The Serpent Kills or the Serpent Gives Life
The Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia’s Response to Christianity
Biographical note
Robert J. Sagerman, Ph.D. (2008) in Jewish Mysticism, New York University, is an independent scholar. He has published two extensive studies concerning kabbalistic influence on the conceptualization of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling program. He is also an internationally active artist.
Readership
All those interested in Jewish mysticism, medieval studies, Jewish-Christian relations, anthropology, psychology and feminist studies.
Table of contents
Introduction: Abraham Abulafia; a Brief Biographical Sketch
Chapter 1 Abulafia and Alterity; the Other in the Self
Chapter 2 Refutation and Absorption; Abulafia’s Response to the Christian Context
Chapter 3 Abulafia’s Demons; the Psychological Dimension of Abulafia’s Relationship to Christianity
Chapter 4 Abulafia and Jesus; Metatron and Sandalfon
Chapter 5 Warp and Woof; Circumcision, Crucifixion and Divine Embodiment
Chapter 1 Abulafia and Alterity; the Other in the Self
Chapter 2 Refutation and Absorption; Abulafia’s Response to the Christian Context
Chapter 3 Abulafia’s Demons; the Psychological Dimension of Abulafia’s Relationship to Christianity
Chapter 4 Abulafia and Jesus; Metatron and Sandalfon
Chapter 5 Warp and Woof; Circumcision, Crucifixion and Divine Embodiment
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