The divine female and the mystique of the moon: three-phases gender-theory in theosophical kabbalah
The present study describes the emergence of a Kabbalistic theory of gender, as a development from the Rabbinic ritual of blessing the moon, that is based on a myth that describes the diminution of the moon. In the pre-Kabbalistic text and in the Kabbalistic ones, it is possible to discern three dif...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Romanian Association for the History of Religions
2016
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Archaeus
Année: 2016, Volume: XX, Pages: 151-182 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Myth
B Rituel B Moon B ditheism B Kabbalah B Nahmanides B Gender |
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| Résumé: | The present study describes the emergence of a Kabbalistic theory of gender, as a development from the Rabbinic ritual of blessing the moon, that is based on a myth that describes the diminution of the moon. In the pre-Kabbalistic text and in the Kabbalistic ones, it is possible to discern three different phases in the cycle of the moon and the divine Female hypostasis: the equality of the Male and Female, and Sun and Moon, the decrease of the Female/moon and finally the renewal or the restoration of Her status. These three phases should be understood as part of one unit, and are presented as a model for understanding the status of the Female in the Kabbalistic school of Nahmanides and in his many followers, who influenced a series of later Kabbalists. |
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| Contient: | Enthalten in: Archaeus
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