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Word and Image in Medieval KabbalahMarla Segol

Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah

Word and Image in Medieval Kabbalah

The Texts, Commentaries, and Diagrams of the Sefer Yetsirah

by Marla Segol

Marla Segol studies how medieval commentators read the Sefer Yetsirah and how manuscript diagrams helped readers visualize its cosmology of letters, numbers and the body. She situates the commentaries within broader medieval science and contemplative practice. A Palgrave monograph suited to readers interested in Kabbalistic diagrams and the history of mystical reading. Reproductions of diagrams support the argument.

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