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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2020
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| Dans: | Année: 2020 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Hus, Boʿaz, 1959-, Mystifying Kabbalah] (2022) (Brown, Jeremy P.)
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| Collection/Revue: | Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism Ser.
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Judaïsme
/ Mysticisme
/ Kabbalistique
B Abulʿafyah, Avraham ben Shemuʾel 1240-1291 / Kabbale |
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Electronic books
B Mysticism-Judaism-History |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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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| ISBN: | 019008698X |