“All My Thinking Has But One Focus”: Contemplative Seclusion in (Early) Modern Jewish Spirituality

This study investigates the way in which different concepts of contemplation and seclusion are negotiated in Jewish spiritual literature. Focusing on (early) modern examples, it particularly addresses the functions and goals of physical and mental exercises designed to achieve detachment from world...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patrick Benjamin Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CERES / KHK Bochum 2023-07-01
Series:Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
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Online Access:https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/10249