Mystical Vertigo

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Mystical Vertigo

Name: Mystical Vertigo
Brand: Academic Studies Press
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Contemporary Kabbalistic Hebrew Poetry Dancing Over the Divide

Written by Aubrey Glazer

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Mystical Vertigo immerses readers in the experience of the contemporary kabbalistic Hebrew poet, serving as a gateway into the poet’s quest for mystical union known as devekut. This journey oscillates across subtle degrees of devekut—causing an entranced experience for the Hebrew poet, who is reaching but not reaching, hovering but not hovering, touching but not touching in a state of mystical vertigo. What makes this journey so remarkable is how deeply nestled it is within the hybrid cultural networks of Israel, crossing over boundaries of haredi, secular, national-religious, and agnostic beliefs among others. This volume makes a unique contribution to understanding and experiencing the mystical renaissance in Israel, through its multi-disciplinary focus on Hebrew poetry and its philosophical hermeneutics.

Aubrey L. Glazer is senior rabbi of Congregation Shaare Zion and director of Panui, an incubator for contemplative practice and conscious community building. Aubrey’s most recent books include Mystical Vertigo (Academic Studies Press, 2013) and Tangle of Matter & Ghost: Leonard Cohen’s Post-Secular Songbook of Mysticism(s) Jewish & Beyond (Academic Studies Press, 2017).

ISBN-13: 9781618111661
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Imprint: Academic Studies Press
Publication date: 1 March 2013
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
Language: English