Selective Index of Texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. CHAPTER ONE. Ancient Israel: Crowns Above and Below 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. Coronation and Qedushah 12
7. CHAPTER THREE. The Heavenly Coronation: Primary Texts 20
8. CHAPTER FOUR. God's Crown and Israel's Prayer 33
9. CHAPTER FIVE. The Name on the Crown 42
10. CHAPTER SIX. Crowns, Tefillin, and Magic Seals 49
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Angels Crowned 58
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Israel Crowned at Sinai 69
13. CHAPTER NINE. Coronation and Marriage 78
14. CHAPTER TEN. Medieval Reconsiderations 88
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Hymn of Glory 106
16. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Way to Kabbalah 121
17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Sefer ha-Bahir 134
18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Early Kabbalah 151
19. APPENDIX. Original Texts of Principal Primary Source Citations 167
20. Bibliography 191
21. Selective Index of Texts 207
22. General Index 221