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Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing. From Hebrew schools to Hollywood, people of all backgrounds and levels of knowledge are pursuing the subject. Books, magazines, journals, and classes are rapidly growing in number.
One result of this burst of interest and popularization of Jewish mysticism is the problem of misinformation. The need for reliable source material has become crucial.
This four-volume work by Professor Joseph Dan is a monumental event in the publishing history of English-language reference books on the subject of Jewish mystical thought and practice. Professor Dan's credentials are of the highest order. The recipient of the Israel Prize (considered to be Israel's highest honor), Joseph Dan is the Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continues to be a visiting professor at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world.
One result of this burst of interest and popularization of Jewish mysticism is the problem of misinformation. The need for reliable source material has become crucial.
This four-volume work by Professor Joseph Dan is a monumental event in the publishing history of English-language reference books on the subject of Jewish mystical thought and practice. Professor Dan's credentials are of the highest order. The recipient of the Israel Prize (considered to be Israel's highest honor), Joseph Dan is the Gershom Scholem Professor of Kabbalah at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and continues to be a visiting professor at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the world.
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Theology & ReligionTable of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Jewish Mysticism in Late Antiquity: Introduction
- 1 Jewish Gnosticism?
- 2 Three Types of Ancient Jewish Mysticism: Introduction
- 3 The Revelation of the Secret of the World: The Beginning of Jewish Mysticism in Late Antiquity
- 4 The Memory of the Future and the Utopia of the Past
- 5 The Language of Creation and Its Grammar
- 6 Three Phases of the History of the Sefer Yezira
- 7 The Concept of History in Hechalot and Merkavah Literature
- 8 The Concept of Knowledge in the Shiur Komah
- 9 Chochmat Ha-Egoz: Its Origin and Development
- 10 The Seventy Names of Metatron
- 11 Rashi and the Merkavah
- 12 The Ancient Hechalot Mystical Texts in the Middle Ages: Tradition, Source, Inspiration
- 13 The Dangers of the Mystical Ascension in Ancient Jewish Mystical Texts
- 14 Yaldabaoth and the Language of the Gnostics
- Index