Mystical techniques, mental processes, and states of consciousness in Abraham Abulafia’s Kabbalah: A reassessment

This article reevaluates the mystical techniques and experiences peculiar to Abraham Abulafia’s Kabbalah and attempts to offer an alternative approach to their dominant understanding, which largely depends on Moshe Idel’s work. Current scholars of Jewish mysticism have a habit of highlighting the “u...

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Main Author: Putzu, Vadim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publishing [2019]
In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-104
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Abulʿafyah, Avraham ben Shemuʾel 1240-1291 / Cabala / Mystical experience / State of consciousness
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BH Judaism
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