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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph Dan |
| ISBN: | 9780195300345 0195300343 |
| OCLC Number: | 60664380 |
| Description: | xi, 130 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | Kabbalah: the term and its meanings -- Ancient Jewish mysticism and the emergence of the kabbalah -- The kabbalah in the Middle Ages -- Main ideas of the medieval kabbalah -- Modern times I: the Christian kabbalah -- Modern times II: safed and the lurianic kabbalah -- Modern times III: the sabbatian messianic movement -- Modern and contemporary hasidism -- Some aspects of contemporary kabbalah. |
| Responsibility: | Joseph Dan. |
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<br>"Dan has given us the best concise history of Jewish mysticism.... As a 'very short introduction' to this sublime treasure house, Joseph Dan's book is warmly recommended."--Benjamin Balint, Commentary<br>"This survey of Kabbalah offers deep history in succinct fashion, resulting in a fascinating and highly readable effort."--Publishers Weekly<br>"In a little more than a hundred pages, Dan races through more than a thousand years of Jewish religious texts, explaining a vast, amorphous body of beliefs and practices that have influenced Freemasons, Hasidim, Carl Jung, New Age gurus and, more recently, Hollywood celebrities. It's quite a performance, carried off with only a few stumbles."--William Grimes, The New York Times<br>"A lucid history and explanation of Kabbalah, covering its key periods, texts, figures, and theories. Dan knowledgeably and expertly untangles the complexity of the tradition, specifically addressing misconceptions by discussing what Kabbalah is and what it is no Read more...
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