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Essential Papers on Kabbalah (Hardcover)
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Essential Papers on Kabbalah (Hardcover)
Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies
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An essential volume of 12th to 17th century papers on the Jewish
mysticism of Kabbalah As recently as 1915, when the legendary
scholar of Jewish mysticism Gershom Scholem sought to find
someone-anyone-to teach him Kabbalah, the study of Jewish mysticism
and Kabbalah was largely neglected and treated with disdain. Today,
this field has ripened to the point that it occupies a central
place in the agenda of contemporary Judaic studies. While there are
many definitions of Kabbalah, this volume focuses on the discrete
body of literature which developed between the twelfth and
seventeenth centuries. The basis for most of this kabbalistic
literature is the concept of the ten sefirot, the complex schema
depicting the divine persona, and speculation about the inner life
of God. It maintains the conviction that all human action
reverberates in the world of the sefirot, and thus influences the
life of divinity. Proper action helps to restore harmony and unity
to the world of God, while improper action reinforces the breach
within God brought about originally through human transgression.
Collected here in one volume are some of the most central essays
published on the subject. The selections provide the reader with a
sense of the historical range of Kabbalah, as well as examples of
various kinds of approaches, including those of intellectual and
social history, history and phenomenology of religions, motif
studies, ritual studies, and women's studies. Sections discuss
mystical motifs and theological ideas, mystical leadership and
personalities, and devotional practices and mystical experiences.
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