Jacob's ladder
Kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature
(
Serie Borderlines:Russian and east European-Jewish stydies
)
Published in
Brighton MA (USA)
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This volume shows the evolution of kabbalistic symbolism in Russian intellectual culture as reflected in literary works from the end of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. Mainly focused on the close study of literary works presented in a broad cultural and historical context, the book discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian poetry and prose over the course of two centuries while aspiring to provide the complete analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness. The book is to be published in 2010.
