TY - BOOK AU - Greenspahn,Frederick E. TI - Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah: new insights and scholarship T2 - Jewish studies in the 21st century SN - 9780814732885 AV - BM526 .J49 2011eb U1 - 296.1/6 23 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Kabbala KW - gnd KW - Cabala KW - History KW - Mysticism KW - Judaism KW - Kabbale KW - Histoire KW - Mysticisme KW - Judaïsme KW - RELIGION KW - Kabbalah & Mysticism KW - bisacsh KW - Rituals & Practice KW - fast KW - Judentum KW - Mystik KW - Religiöse Literatur KW - idszbz KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : reading mysteries: the origins of scholarship on Jewish mysticism / Hartley Lachter -- Ancient Jewish mysticism / Michael D. Swartz -- The Zohar : masterpiece of Jewish mysticism / Eitan P. Fishbane -- Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the prophetic Kabbalah / Elliot R. Wolfson -- New approaches to the study of kabbalistic life in sixteenth-century in Safed / Lawrence Fine -- Mystical messianism : from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment / Matt Goldish -- Hasidism : mystical and non-mystical approaches to interpreting Scripture / Shaul Magid -- Christian Kabbalah / Allison P. Coudert -- Kabbalah at the turn of the 21st century / Jody Myers -- Gender in Jewish mysticism / Hava Tirosh-Samuelson -- Epilogue : Kabbalah and contemporary Judaism / Pinchas Giller N2 - Over the past generation, scholars have devoted increasing attention to the diverse forms that Jewish mysticism has taken both in the past and today: what was once called "nonsense" by Jewish scholars has generated important research and attention both within the academy and beyond, as demonstrated by the popular fascination with figures such as Madonna and Demi Moore and the growing interest in spirituality. In Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, leading experts introduce the history of this scholarship as well as the most recent insights and debates that currently animate the field in a way that is accessible to a broad audience. From mystical outpourings in ancient Palestine to the Kabbalah Centre, and from attitudes towards gender to mystical contributions to Jewish messianic movements, this volume explores the various expressions of Jewish mysticism from antiquity to the present day in an engaging style appropriate for students and non-specialists alike."--Publisher's website UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=396833 ER -