Zvi Ish-Shalom

Sleep, Death, and Rebirth

Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah

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Produktbeschreibung

In this penetrating scholarly study, Zvi Ish-Shalom analyzes a set of complex kabbalistic practices taught by the sixteenth century master Isaac Luria, that were designed to capitalize on sleep and death states in order to effectively free oneself from the cycle of rebirth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781644696286
• ISBN-10: 1644696282
• Artikelnr.: 61342325

Autorenporträt

Zvi Ish-Shalom, Ph.D., is an associate professor of wisdom traditions at Naropa University and is the guiding teacher of Kedumah. He is the author of The Kedumah Experience and The Path of the Primordial Torah.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Shaul Magid
Introduction
Problematica and Methodology
Review of Scholarship
Overview of Lurianic Metaphysics
Chapter 1. Sleep and Rebirth
The Anatomy of Sleep
Sleep and Dismemberment
Sleep and Dreams
Soul Rupture and Cosmic Union
Kavvanot for Bedtime Shema
The Female Waters
Swapping Soul-Parts
Chapter 2. Death and Resurrection
The Metaphysics of Death
Death and Rebirth
Anatomical Embodiment
The Radical Unity of Body and Soul
Human Sacrifice and Integral Monism
Resurrection and the Nullification of Hierarchy
Lurianic Kabbalah and Eastern Mysticism
Conclusion
Appendix: The Complete Kavvanah Required for Expediting Rebirth
Selected Bibliography