Sefer ha-Ot – Preliminary Insights on Critical Edition
Sefer ha-Ot – Preliminary Insights on Critical Edition
Author(s): Mikołaj KrawczykSubject(s): Jewish studies
Published by: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny
Keywords: Abraham Abulafia; Book of the Sign; ecstatic kabbalah; endophasia; heautoscopy; kabbalistic textual theory; prophetic kabbalah; Hebrew manuscripts; gematria
Summary/Abstract: The paper encompasses a review of selected themes and textological analysis of Book of the Sign, Sefer ha-Ot, by 13th century kabbalist, r. Abraham Abulafia. Part one includes a depiction of eight extant source manuscripts with an analysis of the structure and possible path of development of each copy and eventually – an explanation on the choice of the main sources applied for the synopsis. Part two sketches on the themes from Sefer ha-Ot that have not yet been the subject of detailed research or were just initially hinted without delving into minutiae. These are supported by scans of respective folios from one of the manuscripts. Some schemes and illustrations were added, too, where applicable.
Journal: Kwartalnik Historii Żydów
- Issue Year: 254/2015
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 283-316
- Page Count: 34
- Content File-PDF
