Bringing this entire spectrum into focus, Hecker ultimately considers how Kabbalists use the oral cavity and stomach, and even the emotions associated with festive meals, to produce the soul of the mystical saint.
The Legend of Safed is intended for students, scholars, and general readers of medieval and early modern Jewish studies, Hebrew literature, and folklore.
Cases and Contexts from the Middle Ages to the Present
Edited by Matt Goldish
Foreword by Erika Bourguignon
Introduction by Jospeh Dan
Price: $46.99
ISBN: 9780814330036
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Date: January 2003
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Wayne State University Press
480 Pages
This juxtaposition of approaches among the essays in this volume, some of which analyze the same texts in different ways, creates a broad foundation on which to contemplate the meaning of spirit possession.
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