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The Shi'ur QomahMartin Samuel Cohen

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The Shi'ur Qomah

Liturgy and Theurgy in Pre-Kabbalistic Jewish Mysticism

by Martin Samuel Cohen

Martin Samuel Cohen studies the Shi'ur Qomah, the startling early Jewish text that gives the measurements and secret names of the divine body. He discusses its date, its liturgical setting and its theurgic purpose. This specialised study is useful for readers investigating anthropomorphic imagery in early Jewish mysticism and its later Kabbalistic echoes. A companion volume edits the texts.

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