| Description |
xi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 162
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Very short introductions ; 162.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-117) and index. |
| Contents |
Kabbalah: the term and its meanings -- Ancient Jewish mysticism and the emergence of the kabbalah -- The kabbalah in the Middle Ages -- Main ideas of the medieval kabbalah -- Modern times I: the Christian kabbalah -- Modern times II: safed and the lurianic kabbalah -- Modern times III: the sabbatian messianic movement -- Modern and contemporary hasidism -- Some aspects of contemporary kabbalah. |
| Summary |
"In Kabbalah, Joseph Dan debunks the myths surrounding modern Kabbalistic practice, offering an engaging and dependable account of this traditional Jewish religious phenomenon and its impact outside of Judaism."--Jacket. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Cabala.
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Cabala. |
| ISBN |
9780195300345 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0195300343 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780195327052 (paperback) |
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0195327055 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9780195300345 |
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