Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Hekhalot and Merkavah Literature and Its Mystical Tradition
2. Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism
3. Mythical Language of Hekhalot and Merkavah Mysticism
4. Mystical Journeys in Mythological Language
5. The Concept of God: Mystical and Mythological Dimensions
6. Literary, Phenomenological, Cultural, and Social Implications
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Passages Discussed
Index of Authors
General Index