| The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia Contributor(s): Idel, Moshe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887065538 ISBN-13: 9780887065538 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 296.71 |
| LCCN: 87001869 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.62" W x 9.04" (0.80 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book represents the first wide-scale presentation of a major Jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic Kabbalah. It includes a description of the techniques employed by his master, including the role of music. There is a discussion of the characteristics of his mystical experience and the erotic imagery by which it was expressed. Based on all the extant manuscript material of Abulafia, this book opens the way to a new understanding of Jewish mysticism. It points to the importance of the ecstatic Kabbalah for the later developments in mystical Judaism. |