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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Philosophy, Pedagogy, Prophecy, and the Enigmatic Origins of Ilanot
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SUMMARY:Philosophy, Pedagogy, Prophecy, and the Enigmatic Origins of Ilanot
DESCRIPTION:<p>Houghton-Medieval Studies Lecture in Early Book History, sponsored by <span>Houghton Library and the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies</span></p><p><span>Speaker: <strong>J. H. (Yossi) Chajes </strong>(Ph.D., Yale University, 1999), Sir Isaac Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa</span></p><hr><p><span>In the fourteenth century, Jewish mystics began producing parchment sheets inscribed with arboreal diagrams that mapped the kabbalistic Godhead: ilanot (trees). Rather than serving merely as pedagogical charts designed to introduce beginners to Kabbalah, these iconotexts represent a sophisticated convergence of medieval visual culture and esoteric practice. Exploring the genre’s enigmatic origins, this lecture examines its previously unstudied foundational artifacts, revealing the early ilan as a unique synthesis of systematic theology, philosophical speculation, and ecstatic trance.</span></p><p><a href="https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/16040145" data-entity-type="external"><span>More Information</span></a></p>
LOCATION:Edison and Newman Room, Houghton Library, Harvard Yard
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