Publication
Imprint: New York : Paulist Press, c1986. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality. Responsibility: Edited and introduced by Joseph Dan ; texts translated by Ronald C. Kiener ; preface by Moshe Idel. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xiii, 205 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.
Call number
GT-J-K / Dan
ISBN
0809127695 / 9780809127696
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CSS Library Notes
Description: In the late twelfth century, at the height of the Middle Ages that saw the flowering of the mystical element in Christendom, the Rabbinic Judaism of southern Europe was transformed by the eruption of new, Gnostic attitudes and symbolism. This new movement, known as Kabbalah (literally the 'Tradition'), was characterized by the symbol of the ten sefirot. By means of the sefirotic imagery, virtually the whole of everyday life was linked to the cosmic dimension in a novel and highly original fashion that stressed the dynamic, evolutionary element of the Godhead and the synergistic relationship between the human will and the action of God on earth. During a century of creativity, a detailed system of symbols and concepts was created by the author of the Sefer ha-Bahir, the Kabbalists of Provence, the Iyyun circle, and the mystics of Provence and Castile that set the stage for the great Kabbalists of the Zohar generation. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: Introduction
The 'iyyun circle
The book Bahir
Rabbi Isaac the Blind of Provence
Rabbi Azriel of Gerona
Rabbi Jacob ben Sheshet of Gerona
The Kohen brothers
FY1989 / FY2015 /
Table of Contents: Introduction
The 'iyyun circle
The book Bahir
Rabbi Isaac the Blind of Provence
Rabbi Azriel of Gerona
Rabbi Jacob ben Sheshet of Gerona
The Kohen brothers
FY1989 / FY2015 /
Physical description
xiii, 205 p.; 23 cm
Description
Here are previously unavailable texts, including The Book Bahir and the writings of the lyyum circle, that were written during the first one hundred years of this movement that was to become the most important current in Jewish mysticism. This movement began in the late 12th century among Rabbinic Judaism in southern Europe.
Language
Original language
Hebrew
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