Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah : New Insights and Scholarship / ed. by Frederick E. Greenspahn.
Coudert, Allison P., contributor.; Fine, Lawrence, contributor.; Giller, Pinchas, contributor.; Goldish, Matt, contributor.; Greenspahn, Frederick E., editor.; Lachter, Hartley, contributor.; Magid, Shaul, contributor.; Myers, Jody, contributor.; Swartz, Michael D., contributor.; Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, contributor.; Wolfson, Elliot R., contributor.
2011
BM526 .J49 2011
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Title
Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah : New Insights and Scholarship / ed. by Frederick E. Greenspahn.
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9780814732885
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New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
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English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814732885.001.0001 doi
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BM526 .J49 2011
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296.1/6
Summary
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.
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Coudert, Allison P., contributor.
Fine, Lawrence, contributor.
Giller, Pinchas, contributor.
Goldish, Matt, contributor.
Greenspahn, Frederick E., editor.
Lachter, Hartley, contributor.
Magid, Shaul, contributor.
Myers, Jody, contributor.
Swartz, Michael D., contributor.
Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, contributor.
Wolfson, Elliot R., contributor.
Fine, Lawrence, contributor.
Giller, Pinchas, contributor.
Goldish, Matt, contributor.
Greenspahn, Frederick E., editor.
Lachter, Hartley, contributor.
Magid, Shaul, contributor.
Myers, Jody, contributor.
Swartz, Michael D., contributor.
Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, contributor.
Wolfson, Elliot R., contributor.
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Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century ; ; 2
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print 9780814732861
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Reading Mysteries
I. JEWISH MYSTICISM TAKES SHAPE
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
II. BECOMING MODERN
5 Mystical Messianism
6 Hasidism
7 Christian Kabbalah
III. CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS
8 Kabbalah at the Turn of the 21st Century
9 Gender in Jewish Mysticism
Epilogue
About the Contributors
Index
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Reading Mysteries
I. JEWISH MYSTICISM TAKES SHAPE
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
II. BECOMING MODERN
5 Mystical Messianism
6 Hasidism
7 Christian Kabbalah
III. CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS
8 Kabbalah at the Turn of the 21st Century
9 Gender in Jewish Mysticism
Epilogue
About the Contributors
Index