KABBALITERATURE

This intertextual study explores the §interrelationship between some Hebrew writers and §kabbalistic texts. The premise is that some early §mystical texts have certain fundamental poetic §characteristics that became a fertile source for §later Hebrew literature. The nature of the §kabbalistic texts coincides with their infinite §interpretability, which can also be applied to §literary texts. This inquiry applies §this multi-interpretability as a method of §interpretation. The different varieties of §intertextuality in this study suggest a §rethinking of the religious/secular distinction in §regard to Hebrew literature, and especially within §the context of Zionism. The inquiry focuses on the §unique ways in which a secret doctrine is employed §in literary texts. In addition it examines the §general way in which intertextuality operates, and §enables new readings of both the literary texts and §their kabbalistic precursors. The study emphasizes §the common characteristics of the mystical §experience and the poetic experience. Both §kabbalistic and literary texts aim to communicate §the incommunicable while confined within the §boundaries of language.