Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism: Pillars, Lines, Ladders

Moshe Idel

Jan 2005 · Pasts incorporated Book 2 · Central European University Press

About this eBook

Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. The book surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the archetectural images of the ascent, like the resort images of pillars, lines, and ladders.

About the author

Moshe Idel is historian and philosopher of Jewish mysticism. He is Emeritus Max Cooper Professor in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and Senior Researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute.