The Transcendent Beloved
Platonic Eros and Its Graeco-Arabic Paths to Kabbalah
Gebonden Engels 2026 9780197842775Samenvatting
Tanja Werthmann's The Transcendent Beloved traces the course of Platonic and Neoplatonic notions of eros as they shaped major patterns in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought. It shows the impact of the ancient Greek heritage on Arabic and Hebrew sources, culminating in their profound expression in the Zohar, the major thirteenth-century work of Jewish mysticism. Werthmann provides vivid textual examples to illustrate that classical philosophical concepts played a central role in the formulation of kabbalistic traditions. This book thus sets love in Jewish mysticism against the background of the vast Arabic literature on love--its immediate historical precedent. Werthmann showcases the rich dialogue between Greek, Arabic, and Latin religious traditions, offering a sensitive decoding of the metaphysics of Jewish mystical literature.
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