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Divine scapegoats : demonic mimesis in early Jewish mysticism

Title
Divine scapegoats : demonic mimesis in early Jewish mysticism / Andrei A. Orlov.
Author
Orlov, Andrei A., 1960-
Publication
Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]

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TextUse in library *PRO 15-137Schwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Room 111

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Description
xvi, 336 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Apocalypse of Abraham > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Slavonic book of Enoch > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Apocalypse of Abraham
  • Slavonic book of Enoch
  • Jewish demonology
  • Azazel (Jewish mythology)
  • Scapegoat
  • Mysticism > Judaism
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-332) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The right in the left: the divine and the demonic in the Apocalypse of Abraham and 2 Enoch -- Part I. Studies in the Apocalypse of Abraham. The curses of Azazel -- The cosmological temple in the Apocalypse of Abraham -- The demise of the antagonist in the apocalyptic scapegoat tradition -- The nourishment of Azazel -- The messianic scapegoat in the Apocalypse of Abraham -- Part II. Studies in 2 Enoch. Adoil outside the cosmos: God before and after -- Creation in the Enochic tradition -- The veneration motif in the temptation narrative of the Gospel of Matthew: lessons from the Enochic tradition -- Primordial lights: the logos and adoil in the Johannine prologue and 2 Enoch.
Call Number
*PRO 15-137
ISBN
  • 9781438455839
  • 1438455836
  • 9781438455846 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014020288
OCLC
880541573
Author
Orlov, Andrei A., 1960- author.
Title
Divine scapegoats : demonic mimesis in early Jewish mysticism / Andrei A. Orlov.
Publisher
Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-332) and index.
Research Call Number
*PRO 15-137
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