Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla's Hermeneutics

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-16-150203-3
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 360 Seiten, LEINEN, Format (B × H): 247 mm x 168 mm, Gewicht: 697 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Judaism

Elke Morlok deals with the hermeneutics of R. Joseph Gikatilla, one of the most outstanding and influential kabbalists of medieval Jewish mysticism. His literary creativity falls onto the last decades of the 13th century, when very innovative ideas on kabbalah and its hermeneutics were developed and formulated for the first time. The author analyzes several key concepts throughout his writings such as his ideas on letter combination, symbol, memory, imagination and ritual and their varying functions within the hermeneutical and theosophic structures that underlie Gikatilla's approach. With the application of methods derived from modern theories on language and literature, she tries to create the basis for a fruitful encounter between medieval mystical hermeneutics and postmodern hermeneutical approaches. As Gikatilla incorporates two main trends of kabbalistic thinking during the medieval period, he was one of the most valuable sources for Christian thinkers interested in medieval kabbalistic thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morlok, Elke

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Hermeneutik

Über Autor(innen)

Morlok, Elke
ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Fachbereich Judaistik an der Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz.

Elke Morlok
Born 1969; studied Protestant Theology in Tübingen, Theology and Jewish studies in Heidelberg, Jewish Thought at the Rothberg School for Overseas' Students and at the Hebrew University Jerusalem; 2008 PhD Hebrew University Jerusalem.