The phenomena we call magic and mysticism had a profound effect on the shaping of Judaism in late antiquity. In this volume, Michael D. Swartz offers a wide-ranging study of the purposes, world-views, ritual dynamics, literary forms, and social settings of ancient Jewish magic and mysticism and their function in religion and history. Based on the author's studies over the past few decades, he proposes innovative methods for the study of these two phenomena. The author focuses especially on the rituals of early Jewish magic and mysticism, their social contexts, and the textual dimension of this complex literature. He also offers introductions to these phenomena. Michael D. Swartz argues that the authors of these texts employed intricate technologies, literary and artistic forms, and physical practices to negotiate between the values and world-views of their cultures and the texture of everyday life.
It was Rabbi Yehudah Leib Ashlag who opened this spiritual treasure for all. He became known as Baal HaSulam, "Master of the Ladder," after the name of his great commentary on the Zohar, the central work of Kabbalah.
An Introduction to the Mystical Qabalah
For an intellectual biography of Scholem , see David Biale , Gershom Scholem : Kabbalah and Counter - History ( Cambridge : Harvard University Press , 1978 ) . For a bibliography of research in Kabbalah , see Joseph Dan , Gershom ...
The Secret of Secrets: The Unwritten Mysteries of Esoteric Qabbalah
This practical workbook for inner development makes an important contribution to Jewish spirituality and its renewal today.
Kabbalah: The Way of the Jewish Mystic
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Der erste Band behandelt die Grundlegung der christlichen Kabbala vom Spätmittelalter bis zum Ende des 16.
Dr. Maron highlights these shifts and explains how we are affected by them. This book will prove helpful in one's personal unfolding.
Shrouded in secrecy and symbols, Kabbalah can be downright daunting for beginners. Mark Stavish bypasses the baroque ritual and cuts to the core of this esoteric tradition in "Kabbalah for Health & Wellness.