| Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah Contributor(s): Idel, Moshe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887066054 ISBN-13: 9780887066054 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 296.82 |
| LCCN: 87006522 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.66" W x 8.46" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents important topics regarding the more mystical trend of Kabbalah--the ecstatic Kabbalah. It includes the mystical union, the world of imagination, and concentration as a spiritual technique. The emphasis in the text is on the interaction between the original Spanish stage of Kabbalah and Muslim mysticism in the East, mainly in the Galilee. The influence of the Kabbalistic-Sufic synthesis on the later developments of Jewish mysticism is traced, thereby providing a more precise understanding of the history of Kabbalah as an interplay between the theosophical and ecstatic mystical experiences. |