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Author | : Moshe Idel |
Publisher | : Continuum |
Total Pages | : 742 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
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This book constitutes the first attempt to address the category of Sonship in Jewish mystical literature as a whole a category much more vast than ever imagined. By this survey, not only can the mystical forms of Sonship in Judaism be better understood, but the concept of Sonship in religion in general can also be enriched>
Author | : Peter Schäfer |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2011-01-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0691142157 |
Download The Origins of Jewish Mysticism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
'The Origins of Jewish Mysticism' offers an in-depth look at the history of Jewish mysticism from the book of Ezekiel to the Merkavah mysticism of late antiquity. The author reveals what these writings seek to tell us about the age-old human desire to get close to and communicate with God.
Author | : Ben Zion Bokser |
Publisher | : Jason Aronson |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Download The Jewish Mystical Tradition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Author | : Moshe Idel |
Publisher | : Central European University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789637326035 |
Download Ascensions on High in Jewish Mysticism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Ascensions on high took many forms in Jewish mysticism and they permeated most of its history from its inception until Hasidism. The book surveys the various categories, with an emphasis on the archetectural images of the ascent, like the resort images of pillars, lines, and ladders.
Author | : Moshe Idel |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 686 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300135076 |
Download Absorbing Perfections Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah—from the mystical trends of medieval Judaism to modern Hasidism—one of the world’s foremost scholars considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it. Moshe Idel takes as a starting point the fact that the postbiblical Jewish world lost its geographical center with the destruction of the temple and so was left with a textual center, the Holy Book. Idel argues that a text-oriented religion produced language-centered forms of mysticism. Against this background, the author demonstrates how various Jewish mystics amplified the content of the Scriptures so as to include everything: the world, or God, for example. Thus the text becomes a major realm for contemplation, and the interpretation of the text frequently becomes an encounter with the deepest realms of reality. Idel delineates the particular hermeneutics belonging to Jewish mysticism, investigates the progressive filling of the text with secrets and hidden levels of meaning, and considers in detail the various interpretive strategies needed to decodify the arcane dimensions of the text.
Author | : Yehudah Mirsky |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-02-11 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300164246 |
Download Rav Kook Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Author | : Edward Hoffman |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9780742552494 |
Download The Way of Splendor Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Dr. Edward Hoffman, world-renowned thinker and writer in humanistic psychology, reveals how the Kabbalah exerted a profound influence on the establishment and growth of Western psychological thought. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, The Way of Splendor: The 25th Anniversary begins with an historical presentation of Kabalistic metaphysics and cosmology, then discusses the psychological dimensions of Kabbalah on such topics as dreams, meditation, sexuality, community, health and emotions.
Author | : Daniel M. Horwitz |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2016-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0827612869 |
Download A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An unprecedented annotated anthology of the most important Jewish mystical works, A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader is designed to facilitate teaching these works to all levels of learners in adult education and college classroom settings. Daniel M. Horwitz's insightful introductions and commentary accompany readings in the Talmud and Zohar and writings by Ba'al Shem Tov, Rav Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and others. Horwitz's introduction describes five major types of Jewish mysticism and includes a brief chronology of their development, with a timeline. He begins with biblical prophecy and proceeds through the early mystical movements up through current beliefs. Chapters on key subjects characterize mystical expression through the ages, such as Creation and deveikut ("cleaving to God"); the role of Torah; the erotic; inclinations toward good and evil; magic; prayer and ritual; and more. Later chapters deal with Hasidism, the great mystical revival, and twentieth-century mystics, including Abraham Isaac Kook, Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. A final chapter addresses today's controversies concerning mysticism's place within Judaism and its potential for enriching the Jewish religion.
Author | : Brian Ogren |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2015-01-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004290311 |
Download Time and Eternity in Jewish Mysticism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Time and eternity are concepts that have occupied an important place within Jewish mystical thought. This present volume gives pride of place to these concepts, and is one of the first works to bring together diverse voices on the subject. It offers a multivalent picture of the topic of time and eternity, not only by including contributions from an array of academics who are leaders in their fields, but by proposing six diverse approaches to time and eternity in Jewish mysticism: the theoretical approach to temporality, philosophical definitions, the idea of time and pre-existence, the idea of historical time, the idea of experiential time, and finally, the idea of eternity beyond time. This multivocal treatment of Jewish mysticism and time as based on variant academic approaches is novel, and it should lay the groundwork for further discussion and exploration.
Author | : Frederick E Greenspahn |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0814733360 |
Download Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over the past generation, scholars have devoted increasing attention to the diverse forms that Jewish mysticism has taken both in the past and today: what was once called “nonsense” by Jewish scholars has generated important research and attention both within the academy and beyond, as demonstrated by the popular fascination with figures such as Madonna and Demi Moore and the growing interest in spirituality. In Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, leading experts introduce the history of this scholarship as well as the most recent insights and debates that currently animate the field in a way that is accessible to a broad audience. From mystical outpourings in ancient Palestine to the Kabbalah Centre, and from attitudes towards gender to mystical contributions to Jewish messianic movements, this volume explores the various expressions of Jewish mysticism from antiquity to the present day in an engaging style appropriate for students and non-specialists alike.