Descenders to the Chariot (2001 Davila), book

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Descenders to the Chariot: The People behind the Hekhalot Literature (2001) is a book by James R. Davila.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in Leiden: Brill, 2001 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 70).

Table of contents

  • 1. The Hekhalot Literature
  • 2. Mysticism, Magic, and Shamanism
  • 3. Becoming a Shaman
  • 4. Shamanic Ascetic Techniques
  • 5. Initiatory Disintegration and Reintegration
  • 6. The Otherworldly Journey
  • 7. Control of the Spirits
  • 8. The Hekhalot Literature and Other Jewish Texts of Ritual Power
  • 9. Locating the Descenders to the Chariot
  • 10. Conclusions

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