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Magic Mysticism and Hasidism
Author | : Gedalyah Nigal |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032929716 |
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Thoroughly researched and annotated, Professor Gedalyah Nigal's work examines such phenomena as the baalei shem - the individuals who by their knowledge of the "holy names" were able to perform great feats; kefitzat ha-derekh - the ability to traverse great distances in very little time; the transmigration of souls; dybbuks, possession, and exorcism; demons and their marriages to humans; the battles against forces of evil; the power of amulets; and journeys to the Garden of Eden and back.
Hasidism
Author | : Moshe Idel |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781438407432 |
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Approaches Hasidism as an important stage in Jewish mysticism, rather than as a mere reaction to or result of historical and social forces.
Jewish Magic and Superstition
Author | : Joshua Trachtenberg |
Publsiher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2004-02-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0812218620 |
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Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished—ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from the religion. According to Joshua Trachtenberg, it is not possible truly to understand the experience and history of the Jewish people without attempting to recover their folklife and beliefs from centuries past. Jewish Magic and Superstition is a masterful and utterly fascinating exploration of religious forms that have all but disappeared yet persist in the imagination. The volume begins with legends of Jewish sorcery and proceeds to discuss beliefs about the evil eye, spirits of the dead, powers of good, the famous legend of the golem, procedures for casting spells, the use of gems and amulets, how to battle spirits, the ritual of circumcision, herbal folk remedies, fortune telling, astrology, and the interpretation of dreams. First published more than sixty years ago, Trachtenberg's study remains the foundational scholarship on magical practices in the Jewish world and offers an understanding of folk beliefs that expressed most eloquently the everyday religion of the Jewish people.
Understanding Jewish Mysticism
Author | : David R. Blumenthal |
Publsiher | : KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0870683349 |
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Mysticism Magic and Kabbalah in Ashkenazi Judaism
Author | : Karl Erich Grözinger,Joseph Dan |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2012-10-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783110871753 |
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After World War II, Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich (1921–2007) published works in English and German by eminent Israeli scholars, in this way introducing them to a wider audience in Europe and North America. The series he founded for that purpose, Studia Judaica, continues to offer a platform for scholarly studies and editions that cover all eras in the history of the Jewish religion.
Gershom Scholem s Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism 50 Years After
Author | : Peter Schäfer,Joseph Dan |
Publsiher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Cabala |
ISBN | : 3161461436 |
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Sponsored by the Gershom Scholem Center for the Study of Jewish Mysticism.
The Mystical Origins of Hasidism
Author | : Rachel Elior |
Publsiher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2006-11-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781909821309 |
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This very accessible introduction to hasidism as a movement opens a new window on its mystical underpinnings. It discusses the origins and dissemination of hasidism and the literature that facilitated this; the theological basis of hasidism and the mystical significance of the tsadik; the major figures of hasidism; and the complex links to kabbalah and Sabbatianism. The discussion of the intellectual and social implications highlights the eighteenth century as a key period in modern Jewish history.
A Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism Reader
Author | : Daniel M. Horwitz |
Publsiher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2016-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780827612860 |
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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.