The likeness of heaven
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This publication is devoted to the study of the paradoxical symmetry of heavenly and demonic in the early Jewish apocalyptic works, where various demonic creatures, such as Azazel, Satan and Leviathan, try to imitate the attributes and functions of various heavenly beings, including the highest angels and even God himself. The book pays special attention to the cult measurement of these demonological traditions, often unfolding within the priestly and liturgical realities of the Jewish religious tradition.
In the classic Kabbalah and especially in the Book of Zogar, the demonic forces, called “the other side” there, are mirrored by the sphir, or manifestations, the divine “side”. The origins of this religious-mystical worldview are found in the early Jewish apocalyptic texts, in which Azazel, Satan and Leviathan are endowed with the properties of the Higher Heavenly Forces and even God Himself. The “likeness of heaven” studies these early traditions and their connection with later Jewish mysticism
In the classic Kabbalah and especially in the Book of Zogar, the demonic forces, called “the other side” there, are mirrored by the sphir, or manifestations, the divine “side”. The origins of this religious-mystical worldview are found in the early Jewish apocalyptic texts, in which Azazel, Satan and Leviathan are endowed with the properties of the Higher Heavenly Forces and even God Himself. The “likeness of heaven” studies these early traditions and their connection with later Jewish mysticism