The serpent kills or the serpent gives life : the kabbalist Abraham Abulafia's response to Christianity
Sagerman, Robert 2011 Brill eBook titles 2011 ( Serie ) Leiden ; Boston : Brill 9789004194472 | BRILL9789004194472 AbstractRepresenting a careful contextual study of the writings of the influential Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia (1240 – c. 1291), this book demonstrates that an inner dynamic of attraction and revulsion toward Christianity shaped Abulafia’s mystical hermeneutic and meditative practice.
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