The chosen will become herds: studies in twentieth-century Kabbalah

A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the 'kabbalistic Renaissance' within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism

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Main Author: Garb, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven Yale University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Further subjects:B Cabala History 20th century
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the 'kabbalistic Renaissance' within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism
Introduction: the study of twentieth-century Kabbalah: dilemmas and possibilities -- Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century: major trends -- The drive to disseminate kabbalah -- The concept of power in national mysticism -- Psychological notions of power -- Sacred space and sacred persons -- Circumvention and violation of halakha -- The upsurge of mysticism as a Jewish and global phenomenon
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0300123949