The Reverse of the Numinous. Ahistoricism and Time in the Kabbalah of the Sefer Ha-Zohar
Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval December 20, 2018 J. F. Fernández López
This article examines the historical and temporal dimensions of medieval Kabbalah, arguing that despite its focus on the ahistorical numinous experience, Kabbalistic mysticism is not entirely separate from historical experiences. Using a hermeneutical approach that combines the history of ideas with close reading of texts from a specific time and context, the author investigates the connections between the emergence of mystical thought and the historical time of Spanish medieval Judaism.