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Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah

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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.

Title Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah : New Insights and Scholarship / Frederick E. Greenspahn.
Publisher New York, NY : New York University Press
Creation Date [2011]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
Content Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Reading Mysteries -- 1 Ancient Jewish Mysticism -- 2 The Zohar -- 3 Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the Prophetic Kabbalah -- 4 New Approaches to the Study of Kabbalistic Life in 16th-Century Safed -- 5 Mystical Messianism -- 6 Hasidism -- 7 Christian Kabbalah -- 8 Kabbalah at the Turn of the 21st Century -- 9 Gender in Jewish Mysticism -- Epilogue -- About the Contributors -- Index
Series Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century
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Extent 1 online resource (265 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2011
National Library system number 997010706193005171
MARC RECORDS
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