The Poetics of Ascent

The Poetics of AscentThis book represents the first English translation of Maaseh Merkabah, which is part of a body of early Jewish mystical texts known as palace (hekhalot) or chariot (merkabah) texts. Through a complex dialogue, a rabbi teacher reveals to his student the techniques of ascent, methods for traveling up through the heavens by means of recitation of hymns. The teacher gives vivid descriptions of the heavenly realm, filled with flaming chariots and a chorus

Films made in the past two decades clearly reflect transformations instituted by a neoliberal regime of cultural politics

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This edition of Claude McKay’s Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems is a classic of Jamaican literature reimagined for modern readers

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which remains rooted in Marxist-Leninist ideology

The combination of classic and new studies in God's Voice from the Void offers a window into the trajectory of scholarship on Hasidism

Why do some democratic innovations appear to succeed while others fail

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stellar magnetic activity for graduate or advanced undergraduate students

With its rich cast of colorful characters

Ezekiel's introductions highlight the philosophical significance of the texts

Pierre Clemenceau provides a scathing critique of French society for its treatment of women and children