Mystifying Kabbalah: academic scholarship, national theology, and new age spirituality
Boaz Huss argues that Jewish mysticism is a modern construct and that the identification of Kabbalah and Hasidism as forms of mysticism has problematically shaped the way in which they are perceived and studied today.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA - OSO
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Hus, Boʿaz, 1959-, Mystifying Kabbalah] (2022) (Brown, Jeremy P.)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judaism
/ Mysticism
/ Kaballah
B Abulʿafyah, Avraham ben Shemuʾel 1240-1291 / Cabala |
| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
B Mysticism-Judaism-History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Boaz Huss argues that Jewish mysticism is a modern construct and that the identification of Kabbalah and Hasidism as forms of mysticism has problematically shaped the way in which they are perceived and studied today. cover -- Half title -- Series -- Mystifying Kabbalah -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Modern Concept of Mysticism -- 2. Jewish Mysticism and National Theology -- 3. The New Age of Kabbalah Research -- 4. "Authorized Guardians": The Rejection of Occult and Contemporary Kabbalah -- 5. The Mystification of Kabbalah: Abraham Abulafia in Contemporary Kabbalah -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
| ISBN: | 019008698X |