The Three Temples: On the Emergence of Jewish Mysticism

by Rachel Elior

Book Overview

In this ground-breaking study, Rachel Elior offers a comprehensive theory of the crystallization of the early stages of the mystical tradition in Judaism based on the numerous ancient scrolls and manuscripts published in the last few decades. Her wide-ranging research, scrupulously documented, enables her to demonstrate an uninterrupted line linking the priestly traditions of the Temple, the mystical liturgical literature found in the Qumran caves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904113338
• ISBN13: 9781904113331
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"