<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper, I describe several distinct visualizations that I recognize in Jewish prayers. By the term prayers, I mean the texts recited by Jews in religious ritual contexts. By the term visualizations, I mean the formation of mental visual images of a place and time, of a narrative activity or scene, or of an inner disposition. The goals of the visualizations can include: (1) professed communication with God, articulation of common religious values for (2) personal satisfaction or for (3) the sake of social solidarity, or (4) attainment of altered inner emotional states or moods. </p></abstract>

In this paper, I describe several distinct visualizations that I recognize in Jewish prayers. By the term prayers, I mean the texts recited by Jews in religious ritual contexts. By the term visualizations, I mean the formation of mental visual images of a place and time, of a narrative activity or scene, or of an inner disposition. The goals of the visualizations can include: (1) professed communication with God, articulation of common religious values for (2) personal satisfaction or for (3) the sake of social solidarity, or (4) attainment of altered inner emotional states or moods.

Varieties of Religious Visualizations

Professor at the University of Minnesota and at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, USA

Studia Humana

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In this paper, I describe several distinct visualizations that I recognize in Jewish prayers. By the term prayers, I mean the texts recited by Jews in...

Varieties of Religious Visualizations

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2014-0008

Keywords
Judaism, prayer, Jewish philosophy

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Varieties of Religious Visualizations

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2014-0008

KeywordsJudaism, prayer, Jewish philosophy

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Judaism, prayer, Jewish philosophy