Mythopoesis, Mysticism, Messianism, and Modernity in Aaron Zeitlin's Metatron

This article presents an analysis of Aaron Zeitlin's Metatron: Apokaliptishe poeme, published in Warsaw in 1922. Written at the height of the Yiddish avant-garde, the book-length poem represents the highpoint of Zeitlin's "neo-kabbalistic" phase. Focusing on the mythopoesis and m...

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Auteur principal: Wolski, Nathan (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2020]
Dans: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Année: 2020, Volume: 28, Numéro: 1, Pages: 28-94
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Tsayṭlin, Aharon 1898-1973, Meṭaṭron / Mythopoïèse / Mysticisme / Messianisme
RelBib Classification:AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
BH Judaïsme
KBK Europe de l'Est
Sujets non-standardisés:B Messianism
B Myth
B Aaron Zeitlin
B Yiddish
B Duality
B Poetry
B Metatron
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Résumé:This article presents an analysis of Aaron Zeitlin's Metatron: Apokaliptishe poeme, published in Warsaw in 1922. Written at the height of the Yiddish avant-garde, the book-length poem represents the highpoint of Zeitlin's "neo-kabbalistic" phase. Focusing on the mythopoesis and mystical messianism in the composition, I situate Zeitlin's thought in the context of Uri Tsvi Greenberg's Mefisto as well as Hillel Zeitlin's messianism and ruminations on duality and evil. Paul Tillich's writings about the divine-demonic provide another lens. Uncovering Zeitlin's kabbalistic sources reveals the depth of his mythopoetic imagination, which I locate amidst divergent attitudes to myth in Yiddish literature in the early 1920s.
ISSN:1477-285X
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341305