Death, Ecstasy, and Other Worldly JourneysJohn J. Collins, Michael Fishbane State University of New York Press, 09.03.1995 - 441 Seiten Belief in a spirit world, and a blissful or agonizing afterlife, is one of the most pervasive and deeply-rooted characteristics of religion. This volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of this basic religious theme. Most of the case studies are drawn from Jewish and Christian tradition, providing in-depth coverage of Judaism and Christianity from late Antiquity through the Medieval period. There are also examples from Islamic, Japanese, and Chinese traditions for a comparative perspective with Western traditions. Several chapters deal with the formative period of Jewish and Christian apocalypticism, which is concerned not only with the end of the physical world but also with the eternal heavenly world. These chapters are also important for illustrating the development of mysticism in Western traditions. The most distinctive aspect of this book is that it does not deal with antiquity alone, but juxtaposes the historical essays with a survey of modern day, near-death experiences. It raises issues of fundamental importance for the psychology of religion as well as for its history The most distinctive aspect of this book is that it does not deal with antiquity alone, but juxtaposes the historical essays with a survey of modern day, near-death experiences. It raises issues of fundamental importance for the psychology of religion as well as for its history. |
Inhalt
EARLY MODERN 317 | 38 |
LATE ANTIQUITY | 39 |
The Seven Heavens in Jewish and Christian | 57 |
Paul and the Beginning of Jewish Mysticism | 95 |
The Practice of Ascent in the Ancient | 123 |
Mystical Descents | 139 |
Toward a Redescription | 155 |
Abathur A New Etymology | 171 |
Observations on | 269 |
The Role of the Anima Mundi as Mediator | 289 |
Death and the Distribution of Sacral Power | 323 |
Death NearDeath | 343 |
Mystical Piety | 361 |
CONTEMPORARY | 377 |
Century 285 | 383 |
Bernard McGinn | 409 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abathur Abelard Abraham Amidah ancient angels anima anima mundi apayim Apocalypse of Abraham apocalypses Ascension of Isaiah ascent aspect Babylonian Baruch Bible biblical body chap chapter Christ cited Culianu dead death descent discussion divine earth ecstatic Enoch enthronement experience eyes Gilgamesh glory Gnostic God's Greek Hayyim Vital heavenly Hebrew hekhalot Henry Vane hermeneutics Holy Spirit human Ibid Idel identified interpretation Isaiah Jerusalem Jewish mysticism journey Judaism Kabbalah kabbalistic kami katabasis Levi light Lord Lurianic magical Maqlû martyrdom martyrs Merkavah Metatron midrashic miʻrāj Moses motif Muhammad myth narrative near-death netherworld noted passage Paul Paul's person Platonism prayer prophet Pseudepigrapha Rabbi realm recension recitation religion religious righteous ritual sacral power Scholem Scriptures Sefer seven heavens Shaʻar Shekhinah Shema Shi'ite symbolic techniques Testament Testament of Levi throne tion Torah tradition transformation translation twelfth century Vane's vision visionary Vital weeping witches World Soul York Zohar