TY  - BOOK
AU  - Horwitz,Daniel M.
TI  - A Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism reader
T2  - JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
SN  - 9780827612860
AV  - BM525 .H67 2016eb
U1  - 296.7/12 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Philadelphia, Lincoln
PB  - Jewish Publication Society, University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Cabala
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Kabbale
KW  - Mysticisme
KW  - Judaïsme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Kabbalah & Mysticism
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Landmark Dates and Key Figures in Jewish Mysticism; Part 1; 1. What Is Jewish Mysticism?; 2. Mysticism in the Bible; Part 2; 3. Mysticism in the Talmud; 4. Song of Songs and Ma'aseh Merkavah; 5. The Temple; 6. Ma'aseh Bereshit, Sefer Yetzirah, and Sefer ha-Bahir; 7. Hasidei Ashkenaz; Part 3; 8. The Ein Sof; 9. The Sefirot; 10. Deveikut; 11. Tzorekh Gavoha; Part 4; 12. Prophetic-Ecstatic Kabbalah; 13. The Role of the Torah; 14. Sexuality in Jewish Mysticism; 15. Sin, Teshuvah, and the Yetzer ha-Ra; 16. Lurianic Kabbalah17. The Problem of Evil in Kabbalah; 18. Mystical Experiences, Ascetic Practices; Part 5; 19. Four Worlds, Four Levels of Soul; 20. Magic; 21. Messianism; 22. Prayer and Ritual in the Mystical Life; Part 6; 23. The Ba'al Shem Tov and His Teachings; 24. The Role of Prayer and the Ba'al Shem Tov's Successors; 25. The Growth of Hasidism and Its Search for Truth; 26. Chabad Hasidism; Part 7; 27. Three Twentieth-Century Mystics; 28. Concealment and Distortion of Jewish Mysticism; Suggestions for Further Reading; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About Daniel M. Horwitz
N2  - An annotated anthology of Jewish mystical works, concepts, and experiences, A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader explores issues relating to what has compelled Jews to seek a more intimate relationship with God. It does this by providing readings from the most important mystical texts, accompanied by Daniel M. Horwitz's insightful introductions and commentary. It is carefully designed to make the basic concepts and teachings of Jewish mysticism accessible to a wide audience and to ground these ideas within the broader Jewish tradition. 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. -- Amazon.com
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