Gates of light = Sha'are orah

"Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation." "This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteent...

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Subtitles:Sha'are orah
Authors: G'iḳaṭilyah, Yosef Avraham 1248-1325 (Author) ; Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham 1248- (Author)
Contributors: Weinstein, Avi
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Walnut Creek [u.a.] Altamira Press 1998
In:Year: 1998
Series/Journal:Bronfman library of Jewish classics
The sacred literature series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cabala
Further subjects:B God (Judaism) Name Early works to 1800
B Cabala Early works to 1800
B Spring
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Summary:"Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation." "This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah. Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity. Deftly illuminated by Gikatilla and grounded in historical perspective with introductory essays by Avi Weinstein, Moshe Ideal, and Arthur Hertzberg, this significant contribution to Jewish scholarship is rounded out with an index of scriptural verses."--Jacket
Item Description:Previously published: San Francisco : HarperCollins, ©1994
Includes indexes
ISBN:0761989994