{"product_id":"the-art-of-mystical-narrative-a-poetics-of-the-zohar-9780199948635","title":"The Art of Mystical Narrative: A Poetics of the Zohar","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eitan P. Fishbane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Judaism - Sacred Writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the study of Judaism, the \u003cem\u003eZohar\u003c\/em\u003e has captivated the minds of interpreters for over seven centuries, and continues to entrance readers in contemporary times. Yet despite these centuries of study, very little attention has been devoted to the literary dimensions of the text, or to formal appreciation of its status as one of the great works of religious literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Mystical Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e offers a critical approach to the zoharic story, seeking to explore the interplay between fictional discourse and mystical exegesis. Eitan Fishbane argues that the narrative must be understood first and foremost as a work of the fictional imagination, a representation of a world and reality invented by the thirteenth-century authors of the text. He claims that the text functions as a kind of dramatic literature, one in which the power of revealing mystical secrets is demonstrated and performed for the reading audience. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Mystical Narrative \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on the \u003cem\u003eZohar\u003c\/em\u003e and on the intersections of literary and religious studies.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46480123527319,"sku":"9780199948635","price":24898.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199948635.jpg?v=1766307805","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-mystical-narrative-a-poetics-of-the-zohar-9780199948635","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}