| Edition |
First Three Leaves Press edition. |
| Description |
xx, 171 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The Beliefnet guides ; 1 |
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Beliefnet guides ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-171). |
| Contents |
Introduction / Rabbi Lawrence Kushner -- What is Kabbalah? -- Roots of Kabbalah -- 3 early schools of Jewish mysticism -- The Zohar and Rabbi Isaac Luria -- Ten divine emanations -- Characteristics of the Sefirot -- Stages of spiritual ascent -- Lurianic cosmology -- Myth of Joseph della Reina: why the Messiah still has not come -- Shabbetai Zevi - The Baal Shem Tov: a new kind of Hasidism -- Twentieth century mysticism reborn -- Jewish magic: amulets, demons, and the use of names -- Meditations -- A mini-anthology of Kabbalah -- What Kabbalah means to me: a tool to help me get away from the I, I, I -- Afterword: Gathering the sparks / Rodger Kamenetz. |
| Subject |
Cabala -- History.
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| Added Title |
Guide to the Kabbalah |
| ISBN |
0385514530 alkaline paper |
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