Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne
There are many examples of authors of mystical works who consciously chose to retreat the role of copyists and collectors of already existing traditions. The emphasis in Kabbalistic works is on recording mystical tradition, while personal reports of mystical experiences or clearly individual exposit...
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| description | There are many examples of authors of mystical works who consciously chose to retreat the role of copyists and collectors of already existing traditions. The emphasis in Kabbalistic works is on recording mystical tradition, while personal reports of mystical experiences or clearly individual expositions of mystical themes are rarely found in the large corpus of Kabbalistic works. This article attempts to illuminate the special place of mosaic works and collectanea in Kabbalistic literature and its specific character, using the works of an unjustly neglected 14th century kabbalist as a focus. The writings of Ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni are exemplary of the problem of collected works. Kabbalistic anthological works had an especially golden period in the 14th century. The mosaic works of the 14th century became a new way of continuing the zoharic project of an overarching hermeneutical system, which integrated and legitimated a number of different interpretations of the same text. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09fea807a39f43648e3f45c05edf7df62022-12-21T22:33:46ZdanDonner InstituteNordisk Judaistik0348-16462343-49291999-09-01201-210.30752/nj.69556Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of CologneHeidi Laura0Carsten Niebuhr Instituttet for Nærorientaliske StudierThere are many examples of authors of mystical works who consciously chose to retreat the role of copyists and collectors of already existing traditions. The emphasis in Kabbalistic works is on recording mystical tradition, while personal reports of mystical experiences or clearly individual expositions of mystical themes are rarely found in the large corpus of Kabbalistic works. This article attempts to illuminate the special place of mosaic works and collectanea in Kabbalistic literature and its specific character, using the works of an unjustly neglected 14th century kabbalist as a focus. The writings of Ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni are exemplary of the problem of collected works. Kabbalistic anthological works had an especially golden period in the 14th century. The mosaic works of the 14th century became a new way of continuing the zoharic project of an overarching hermeneutical system, which integrated and legitimated a number of different interpretations of the same text.https://journal.fi/nj/article/view/69556KabbalahMysticism -- JudaismMenaḥem Ẓiyyoni, 14th/15th centJewish literatureEsotericismZohar |
| spellingShingle | Heidi Laura Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne Nordisk Judaistik Kabbalah Mysticism -- Judaism Menaḥem Ẓiyyoni, 14th/15th cent Jewish literature Esotericism Zohar |
| title | Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne |
| title_full | Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne |
| title_fullStr | Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne |
| title_short | Collected traditions and scattered secrets. Eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist Menahem Ziyyoni of Cologne |
| title_sort | collected traditions and scattered secrets eclecticism and esotericism in the works of the 14th century ashkenazi kabbalist menahem ziyyoni of cologne |
| topic | Kabbalah Mysticism -- Judaism Menaḥem Ẓiyyoni, 14th/15th cent Jewish literature Esotericism Zohar |
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