Mystic Tales from the Zohar,9780827605152

Mystic Tales from the Zohar

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ISBN13: 9780827605152
ISBN10: 0827605153
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Summary

Mystic Tales from the Zohar translates eight of the most interesting and well-developed narratives found in the Zohar, together with notes and detailed commentary. Wineman's commentary combines a keen literary sensitivity with a deep knowledge of Jewish mysticism and of the milieu in which these stories were created. It traces the zoharic author's transformation of earlier motifs and defines the qualities of the underlying mindset that expresses itself in these stories. In addition to his clear and comprehensive introduction to the Zohar, Wineman has provided a glossary, notes, and a bibliography, making the book accessible to the widest possible readership. The beauty of the words and the art in Mystic Tales from the Zohar make it a lovely gift book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: On the Zoharic Story 3(16)
Grief, Triumph, Expulsion
19(16)
The Book of Adam: Two Accounts
35(22)
The House of the World
57(16)
Death Postponed
73(16)
The Bridegroom's Silence
89(18)
A Retelling of Jonah
107(20)
A Tale of Sin and Repentance
127(16)
A Child's Tears and His Father's Resurrection
143(16)
About the Papercut Art: The Ten Sefirot
159(8)
Glossary 167(6)
Bibliography 173

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