'He Who Sits Crowned on the Throne of His Glory': Body Posture in Hekhalot Rabbati and in Rabbinic Literature
(2021)
Book Chapter
Hezser, C. (2021). 'He Who Sits Crowned on the Throne of His Glory': Body Posture in Hekhalot Rabbati and in Rabbinic Literature. In D. Hamidovic, S. C. Mimouni, & L. Painchaud (Eds.), La "sacerdotalisation" dans les premiers écrits mystiques juifs et chrétiens (41-56). Brepols. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.JAOC-EB.5.122765
Body language constitutes a prominent feature of Hekhalot Rabbati's presentation of the mystical experience. This article compares the ways in which three types of movement - sitting on a chair, standing up before a status-higher person, kneeling and... Read More about 'He Who Sits Crowned on the Throne of His Glory': Body Posture in Hekhalot Rabbati and in Rabbinic Literature.