From Martyr to Mystic: Rabbinic Martyrology and the Making of Merkavah MysticismMohr Siebeck, 2005 - 376 pàgines Ra'anan S. Boustan traces the historical emergence of the specific form of 'mystical' discourse found in Heikhalot Rabbati . He argues that the creators of Heikhalot Rabbati sought to fashion a myth of origins for their distinctive brand of heavenly ascent practice by radically reworking the narrative framework of the widely disseminated post-talmudic martyrology The Story of the Ten Martyrs . Heikhalot Rabbati not only renders redundant the notion of atoning self-sacrifice that is central to the martyrology, but also ascribes to the Heikhalot visionary the intercessory function of the martyr - here achieved bloodlessly through heavenly ascent and liturgical performance. Heikhalot Rabbati emerged as a part of a broader effort to fashion a distinct social identity for the Heikhalot visionary. In parsing the complex relationship between rabbinic martyrology and Heikhalot literature, the author illuminates how the figures of the rabbinic martyr and the Merkavah mystic came to play parallel, yet competing, roles within the highly influential conceptions of history that were bequeathed to medieval Jewish communities by late antique Judaism. |
Continguts
The Emergence of a Jewish Mystical Literature | 1 |
Martyrs Mystics and the Legacy of Late Antique Jewish Literature | 13 |
The Formation of | 51 |
The Shifting Identities of Two Rabbinic Martyrs | 71 |
The Rivalry between the Patriarch and the High Priest in Rabbinic | 77 |
The Miraculous Conception of Rabbi Ishmael | 106 |
Rabbi Ishmaels Heavenly Ascent | 113 |
Rabbi Ishmaels Execution | 121 |
Conclusion | 197 |
The Yeridah of Rabbi Ishmael in Heikhalot Rabbati 108 | 208 |
A Day of Pure Celebration in Heikhalot Rabbati 111 | 217 |
The Castigation of Emperor Lupinus in Heikhalot Rabbati 112119 | 226 |
The Function | 245 |
Martyrological Material and Narrative Framing in Heikhalot Rabbati | 252 |
The Competing Representations of Rabbi Ishmael in Heikhalot | 264 |
Foundation Narratives and InterCommunal Polemics in | 281 |
The Martyrdom of Rabbi Ishmael and JewishChristian Competition | 130 |
A Hebrew Hymn for a HighPriestly Messiah | 139 |
Conclusion | 147 |
The Vicarious Suffering | 155 |
The Heavenly Altar and the Sacrificial Cult of the Martyrs | 165 |
A Motif in its Shifting Literary Contexts | 173 |
The Blood of Eschatological Vengeance in Late Palestinian Midrash | 182 |
Conclusion | 287 |
The Thematic Evolution of Posttalmudic Martyrology | 294 |
Bibliography | 303 |
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Referències a aquest llibre
Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism April D. De Conick Previsualització limitada - 2006 |