The Serpent Kills or the Serpent Gives Life

The Serpent Kills or the Serpent Gives Life
Author: Robert J. Sagerman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2011-01-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004194479

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Representing a careful contextual study of the writings of the influential Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia (1240 – c. 1291), this book demonstrates that an inner dynamic of attraction and revulsion toward Christianity shaped Abulafia’s mystical hermeneutic and meditative practice.