Daniel M. Horwitz

Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

An unprecedented annotated anthology of the most important Jewish mystical works, A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader is designed to facilitate teaching these works to all levels of learners in adult education and college classroom settings. Daniel M. Horwitz's insightful introductions and commentary accompany readings in the Talmud and Zohar and writings by Ba'al Shem Tov, Rav Kook, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and others. Horwitz's introduction describes five major types of Jewish mysticism and includes a brief chronology of their development, with a timeline. He begins with biblical prophecy and proceeds through the early mystical movements up through current beliefs. Chapters on key subjects characterize mystical expression through the ages, such as Creation and deveikut ("cleaving to God"); the role of Torah; the erotic; inclinations toward good and evil; magic; prayer and ritual; and more. Later chapters deal with Hasidism, the great mystical revival, and twentieth-century mystics, including Abraham Isaac Kook, Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, and Abraham Joshua Heschel. A final chapter addresses today's controversies concerning mysticism's place within Judaism and its potential for enriching the Jewish religion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Jewish Publication Society
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780827612884
• Artikelnr.: 55972430

Autorenporträt

Daniel M. Horwitz is chapel rabbi at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, Texas. He is a teacher at the Akiba Academy of Beth Yeshurun and the Houston Melton Adult Mini-School.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Landmark Dates and Key Figures in Jewish Mysticism
Part 1. The Roots of Jewish Mysticism
1. What Is Jewish Mysticism?
2. Mysticism in the Bible
Part 2. Early Mystical Pursuits
3. Mysticism in the Talmud: Entering the Pardes
4. Song of Songs and Ma’aseh Merkavah
5. The Temple: The Meeting Place for God and His People
6. Ma’aseh Bereshit, Sefer Yetzirah, and Sefer ha-Bahir: The Roots of
Kabbalah
7. Hasidei Ashkenaz: Mystical Moralism
Part 3. Basic Concepts in Kabbalah
8. The Ein Sof: That Which Is Endless
9. The Sefirot: Perceiving God
10. Deveikut: Cleaving to God
11. Tzorekh Gavoha: The Divine Need
Part 4. Further Developments in Kabbalah
12. Prophetic-Ecstatic Kabbalah: Abraham Abulafia
13. The Role of the Torah
14. Sexuality in Jewish Mysticism
15. Sin, Teshuvah, and the Yetzer ha-Ra: Tikkun
16. Lurianic Kabbalah
17. The Problem of Evil in Kabbalah
18. Mystical Experiences, Ascetic Practices
Part 5. Additional Issues in Kabbalah
19. Four Worlds, Four Levels of Soul: Death and Transmigration
20. Magic
21. Messianism
22. Prayer and Ritual in the Mystical Life
Part 6. Hasidism
23. The Ba’al Shem Tov and His Teachings
24. The Role of Prayer and the Ba’al Shem Tov’s Successors
25. The Growth of Hasidism and Its Search for Truth
26. Chabad Hasidism
Part 7. Mysticism, Action, and Reaction
27. Three Twentieth-Century Mystics
28. Concealment and Distortion of Jewish Mysticism
Suggestions for Further Reading
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index