Projektnummer

N000635

Zusammenfassung

The significance and impact of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) on central currents of western culture is as unexpected as it is undeniable. An ilan is quintessentially defined as a kabbalistic "Map of God", inscribed on a large parchment roll. The creation of such cartographic iconotexts, in which writing and image are inseparable, was in fact a natural outgrowth of a characteristic feature of kabbalistic discursivity. For a number of years, Prof. Chajes and Dr. Baumgarten from Haifa University have been devoted to undertaking basic research of this genre, resulting in numerous publicatio...