A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader
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A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader

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A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader

About this book

An unprecedented annotated anthology of the most important Jewish mystical works, A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader is designed to facilitate teaching these works to all levels of learners in adult education and college classroom settings. Daniel M. Horwitz’s insightful introductions and commentary accompany readings in the Talmud and Zohar and writings by Ba'al Shem Tov, Rav Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and others. 

Horwitz’s introduction describes five major types of Jewish mysticism and includes a brief chronology of their development, with a timeline. He begins with biblical prophecy and proceeds through the early mystical movements up through current beliefs. Chapters on key subjects characterize mystical expression through the ages, such as Creation and deveikut (“cleaving to God”); the role of Torah; the erotic; inclinations toward good and evil; magic; prayer and ritual; and more. Later chapters deal with Hasidism, the great mystical revival, and twentieth-century mystics, including Abraham Isaac Kook, Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. A final chapter addresses today’s controversies concerning mysticism’s place within Judaism and its potential for enriching the Jewish religion.

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Information

Publisher
The Jewish Publication Society
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780827612563
eBook ISBN
9780827612860
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Jewish Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Preface
  8. Landmark Dates and Key Figures in Jewish Mysticism
  9. Part 1
  10. 1. What Is Jewish Mysticism?
  11. 2. Mysticism in the Bible
  12. Part 2
  13. 3. Mysticism in the Talmud
  14. 4. Song of Songs and Ma’aseh Merkavah
  15. 5. The Temple
  16. 6. Ma’aseh Bereshit, Sefer Yetzirah, and Sefer ha-Bahir
  17. 7. Hasidei Ashkenaz
  18. Part 3
  19. 8. The Ein Sof
  20. 9. The Sefirot
  21. 10. Deveikut
  22. 11. Tzorekh Gavoha
  23. Part 4
  24. 12. Prophetic-Ecstatic Kabbalah
  25. 13. The Role of the Torah
  26. 14. Sexuality in Jewish Mysticism
  27. 15. Sin, Teshuvah, and the Yetzer ha-Ra
  28. 16. Lurianic Kabbalah
  29. 17. The Problem of Evil in Kabbalah
  30. 18. Mystical Experiences, Ascetic Practices
  31. Part 5
  32. 19. Four Worlds, Four Levels of Soul
  33. 20. Magic
  34. 21. Messianism
  35. 22. Prayer and Ritual in the Mystical Life
  36. Part 6
  37. 23. The Ba’al Shem Tov and His Teachings
  38. 24. The Role of Prayer and the Ba’al Shem Tov’s Successors
  39. 25. The Growth of Hasidism and Its Search for Truth
  40. 26. Chabad Hasidism
  41. Part 7
  42. 27. Three Twentieth-Century Mystics
  43. 28. Concealment and Distortion of Jewish Mysticism
  44. Suggestions for Further Reading
  45. Notes
  46. Glossary
  47. Bibliography
  48. Index
  49. About Daniel M. Horwitz
  50. Series List

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