Repentance through fear: cosmic and body horror in Sheveṭ Musar
One of the most notorious early modern musar compilations, Sheveṭ Musar, challenges its readers with an obscure and gory imagery that can be classified as horror. This article proposes an exploration of these horrific images of death, decomposition, and hell. In order to contextualize a selection of...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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European journal of jewish studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 264-284 |
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Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen of Smyrna 1650-1729, Sefer Sheveṭ musar
/ Horror tales
/ Apocalypticism
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BH Judaism |
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Horror
B Death B musar literature B Sheveṭ Musar B Jewish ethics B Hell |
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