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 |
Weeping Death and Spiritual Ascent | 209 |
Observations on | 269 |
The Role of the Anima Mundi as Mediator | 285 |
Death and the Distribution of Sacral Power | 323 |
Death NearDeath | 343 |
Mystical Piety | 361 |
CONTEMPORARY | 377 |
Contributors | 409 |
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Death, Ecstasy, and Other Worldly Journeys: Essays by Men and Women John J. Collins Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1995 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abathur Abraham Amidah ancient angels anima Apocalypse of Abraham apocalypses Ascension of Isaiah ascent aspect Babylonian Baruch Bible biblical body century chap chapter Christ context Culianu death descent described discussion divine early Christian earth ecstatic Enoch enthronement Eş Hayyim exegesis exegetical experience eyes figure Gilgamesh glory Gnostic God's gods Greek Hayyim Vital heavenly Hebrew hekhalot hekhalot literature hermeneutics Holy Spirit human Ibid Idel incantation interpretation Jerusalem Jesus Jewish mysticism Joseph Karo journey Judaism Kabbalah kabbalistic kami katabasis Leiden Levi light Lord Lurianic magical Maqlû martyrdom martyrs Merkavah Metatron midrashic Moses motif Muḥammad myth near-death nefilat apayim netherworld passage Paul Paul's planets Plato prayer prophet Pseudepigrapha Rabbi recension recitation refers religion religious righteous ritual Scholem Sefer seven heavens Sha'ar Shekhinah Shema Shi'ite symbolic techniques Testament of Levi throne tion Torah tradition transformation translation Vane vision visionary Vital weeping witches World Soul Zohar