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.
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Knowledge and learning -- Mysticism.
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Mysticism. |
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Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 -- Knowledge and learning -- Cabala.
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Cabala. |
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Mysticism in literature.
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Mysticism in literature. |
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Cabala in literature.
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Cabala in literature. |
ISBN |
9780199827831 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0199827834 hardcover alkaline paper |
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