Mathematics in the Poetry of Sefer Yetzirah

Year: 2021 Authors: Sarah Glaz

Core claim

Sefer Yetzirah’s poetry encodes abstract number and letter manipulations that anticipate themes of pure mathematics and connect Hebrew mysticism with broader ancient mathematical traditions.

Topics

Sefer Yetzirah, Hebrew letter-number symbolism, ancient mathematics history, poetry and mysticism

Domains

combinatorics, number theory, permutations, set correspondence, poetry, literary interpretation, Kabbalistic text, creative writing

Methods

poetic composition, textual commentary, historical comparison, mathematical exposition

Media

Kaplan translation, Hebrew alphabet, poem text, references

Source status

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