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Mystical Vertigo

- Contemporary Kabbalistic Hebrew Poetry Dancing Over the Divide

About Mystical Vertigo

''Mystical Vertigo'' immerses readers in the experience of the contemporarykabbalistic Hebrew poet, serving as a gateway into the poet''s quest formystical union known as devekut. This journey oscillates across subtle degreesof devekut-causing an entranced experience for the Hebrew poet, who isreaching but not reaching, hovering but not hovering, touching but not touchingin a state of mystical vertigo. What makes this journey so remarkable is howdeeply nestled it is within the hybrid cultural networks of Israel, crossingover boundaries of haredi, secular, national-religious, and agnostic beliefsamong others. This volume makes a unique contribution to understanding andexperiencing the mystical renaissance in Israel, through its multi-disciplinaryfocus on Hebrew poetry and its philosophical hermeneutics.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781618113757
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • October 2, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 155x234x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 333 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of Mystical Vertigo

''Mystical Vertigo'' immerses readers in the experience of the contemporarykabbalistic Hebrew poet, serving as a gateway into the poet''s quest formystical union known as devekut. This journey oscillates across subtle degreesof devekut-causing an entranced experience for the Hebrew poet, who isreaching but not reaching, hovering but not hovering, touching but not touchingin a state of mystical vertigo. What makes this journey so remarkable is howdeeply nestled it is within the hybrid cultural networks of Israel, crossingover boundaries of haredi, secular, national-religious, and agnostic beliefsamong others. This volume makes a unique contribution to understanding andexperiencing the mystical renaissance in Israel, through its multi-disciplinaryfocus on Hebrew poetry and its philosophical hermeneutics.

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