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Rachel Elior. The Three Temples: On the Emergence of Jewish Mysticism. Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 20004. xiv, 301 pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2005

Jonathan Klawans
Jonathan Klawans
Affiliation:
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Extract

In this bold and ambitious book, Rachel Elior seeks to trace the early history of Jewish mysticism, from biblical through rabbinic times. In the course of ten chapters, the author covers a wide range of material, with special attention devoted to Ezekiel, 1 Enoch, the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, and of course the Hekhalot texts. While not all scholars will be convinced by the analysis presented here, one should welcome this latest installment in the author's wide-ranging and creative efforts to understand better the origins and later developments of Jewish mysticism.

Type
Judaism in Late Antiquity
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AJS Review , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , November 2005 , pp. 376 - 378
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© 2005 by the Association for Jewish Studies

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