A Philological and Philosophical Note on le-ha‘tiq: From Translation to Transmigration of the Soul

This note analyzes how Jewish medieval authors used the verb le-ha‘tiq (“to translate”, “to copy”) to illustrate the transmission of souls into successive bodies. In the theory of the transmigration of the soul, the use of ‘ataq follows this logic of a movement from A to B and then to C and so on. T...

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Main Author: Veltri, Giuseppe 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Morcelliana 2021
In: Henoch
Year: 2021, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 278-286
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hebrew language / Soul / Translation / Transmigration of souls
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Translation
B le-ha‘tiq
B Reincarnation
B transmigration of the soul
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Summary:This note analyzes how Jewish medieval authors used the verb le-ha‘tiq (“to translate”, “to copy”) to illustrate the transmission of souls into successive bodies. In the theory of the transmigration of the soul, the use of ‘ataq follows this logic of a movement from A to B and then to C and so on. This would then become a repetition ad infinitum until the soul is perfected (or condemned to destruction).
ISSN:0393-6805
Contains:Enthalten in: Henoch