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Author Leavitt, June O.

Title The mystical life of Franz Kafka : theosophy, cabala, and the modern spiritual revival / June O. Leavitt.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
©2012

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 Moore Stacks  PT2621.A26 Z76745 2012    Available  ---
Description viii, 212 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The clairvoyant states of Franz Kafka. The terror of clairvoyance -- The unspeakable yearning : between Theosophy and "theosophy" -- Mystical experience in Kafka's early prose. The spirit dialogues in the diaries -- "Unhappiness" : the postclairvoyant crisis -- The magical power of sound and occult context -- "Description of a Struggle," and Out-of-Body experience -- Kafka's meditation and visualization. Vision and theophany -- The role of imagination in mystical experience -- The obsession with dreams. Kafka and Freudian dream interpretation -- To touch the inner being : dreams, destiny, and theosophy -- Kafka, the afterlife, and transmigration of souls. Postmortal perspective, clairvoyance, and "The Bucket Rider" -- Reincarnation in "The Bucket Rider" and mystical traditions -- Hunter Gracchus and the afterlife -- Celestial masters and messengers in "The Hunter Gracchus" -- Cabala, Freemasons, and the Trials of Brother F. K. Jewish Cabala and Gnosticism -- Masonic Cabalism and Brother F. K. -- The building of the temple -- The mystical life of animals : investigations of a vegetarian. Vegetarianism and animal sacrifice : a case of mistaken tradition -- The mystical experience of a dog -- The dog's Christological interpretation of the mystical report -- The Christianized occult context -- Conclusion: The mystical life of Franz Kafka in perspective.
Subject Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924.
Criticism and interpretation.
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Knowledge and learning -- Mysticism.
Mysticism.
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Knowledge and learning -- Cabala.
Cabala.
Mysticism in literature.
Mysticism in literature.
Cabala in literature.
Cabala in literature.
ISBN 9780199827831 hardcover alkaline paper
0199827834 hardcover alkaline paper