the walking stories of the Zohar Greenstein, David 1951- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books cau 2014 monographic eng access 1 online resource This is the first in-depth study of the 'walking motif' of the Zohar. The Zohar is unique among Jewish mystical texts in continuously introducing and punctuating its teachings with references to its mystical adepts' 'walking along the road'. By carefully cataloguing and analyzing the use of the walking motif, this study seeks to show that it expresses a concern of the Zohar that is surprising for a mystical text: to recognise the steady, if problematic, presence of a non-mystical dimension to reality, the domain of the mundane. Studying the Zohar : a unique book and a unique motif -- Spatiality and the Zohar : places, spaces, and movement in and through them -- The dregs of tar -- Walking with God -- The spatial orientation of the Zohar -- The body wishes to walk -- The broad dissemination of Torah : "the Torah is not the heritage of only one place" -- Zoharic geographics -- Conclusion : the quotidian utopia of the Zohar. David Greenstein. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cabala Mysticism Judaism Walking in literature Jewish literature Themes, motives RELIGION Judaism General Cabala Mysticism Judaism Walking in literature Cabala Jewish literature Themes, motives Mysticism Judaism Walking in literature Zohar BM525.A59 G735 2014 296.1/62 (DLC) 2013039097 0804789681 9780804789684 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713517 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713517 NhCcYBP 140211 20200709060106.0 ocn872611540 eng