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Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals
Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah
Joel Hecker explores how the Zohar and other Kabbalistic texts understood eating as a mystical act that could nourish the soul, unite the divine and repair the cosmos. He studies blessings, Sabbath meals and the body. This Wayne State study offers an unusual and rewarding angle on Kabbalistic embodiment and ritual. It is lucid and well organized.
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