TY - BOOK AU - Coudert,Allison P. AU - Fine,Lawrence AU - Giller,Pinchas AU - Goldish,Matt AU - Greenspahn,Frederick E. AU - Lachter,Hartley AU - Magid,Shaul AU - Myers,Jody AU - Swartz,Michael D. AU - Tirosh-Samuelson,Hava AU - Wolfson,Elliot R. TI - Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: New Insights and Scholarship T2 - Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century SN - 9780814732861 AV - BM526 U1 - 296.1/6 PY - 2011///] CY - New York, NY : PB - New York University Press, KW - Cabala KW - History KW - Judaism KW - Mysticism KW - RELIGION / Judaism / Rituals & Practice KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction: Reading Mysteries --; I. JEWISH MYSTICISM TAKES SHAPE --; 1 Ancient Jewish Mysticism --; 2 The Zohar --; 3 Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the Prophetic Kabbalah --; 4 New Approaches to the Study of Kabbalistic Life in 16th-Century Safed --; II. BECOMING MODERN --; 5 Mystical Messianism --; 6 Hasidism --; 7 Christian Kabbalah --; III. CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS --; 8 Kabbalah at the Turn of the 21st Century --; 9 Gender in Jewish Mysticism --; Epilogue --; About the Contributors --; Index; restricted access 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814732885.001.0001 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814732885 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814732885/original ER -