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Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism

Andrei A. Orlov

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Description:Divine Scapegoats" is a wide-ranging exploration of the parallels between the heavenly and the demonic in early Jewish apocalyptical accounts. In these materials, antagonists often mirror features of angelic figures, and even those of the Deity himself, an inverse correspondence that implies a belief that the demonic realm is maintained by imitating divine reality. Andrei A. Orlov examines the sacerdotal, messianic, and creational aspects of this mimetic imagery, focusing primarily on two texts from the Slavonic pseudepigrapha: "2 Enoch" and the "Apocalypse of Abraham." These two works are part of a very special cluster of Jewish apocalyptic texts that exhibit features not only of the apocalyptic worldview but also of the symbolic universe of early Jewish mysticism. The Yom Kippur ritual in the "Apocalypse of Abraham," the divine light and darkness of "2 Enoch," and the similarity of mimetic motifs to later developments in the "Zohar" are of particular importance in Orlov s consideration.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism. To get started finding Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Divine Scapegoats" is a wide-ranging exploration of the parallels between the heavenly and the demonic in early Jewish apocalyptical accounts. In these materials, antagonists often mirror features of angelic figures, and even those of the Deity himself, an inverse correspondence that implies a belief that the demonic realm is maintained by imitating divine reality. Andrei A. Orlov examines the sacerdotal, messianic, and creational aspects of this mimetic imagery, focusing primarily on two texts from the Slavonic pseudepigrapha: "2 Enoch" and the "Apocalypse of Abraham." These two works are part of a very special cluster of Jewish apocalyptic texts that exhibit features not only of the apocalyptic worldview but also of the symbolic universe of early Jewish mysticism. The Yom Kippur ritual in the "Apocalypse of Abraham," the divine light and darkness of "2 Enoch," and the similarity of mimetic motifs to later developments in the "Zohar" are of particular importance in Orlov s consideration.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism. To get started finding Divine Scapegoats: Demonic Mimesis in Early Jewish Mysticism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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