The chosen will become herds: studies in twentieth-century Kabbalah
A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the 'kabbalistic Renaissance' within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
New Haven
Yale University Press
2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
Further subjects: | B
RELIGION - Judaism - Kabbalah & Mysticism
B Cabala History 20th century B RELIGION - General B Cabala B 1900-1999 B History B Kabbale - Histoire - 20e siècle |
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Summary: | A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the 'kabbalistic Renaissance' within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism Introduction: the study of twentieth-century Kabbalah: dilemmas and possibilities -- Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century: major trends -- The drive to disseminate kabbalah -- The concept of power in national mysticism -- Psychological notions of power -- Sacred space and sacred persons -- Circumvention and violation of halakha -- The upsurge of mysticism as a Jewish and global phenomenon |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0300123949 |