The books of contemplation : medieval Jewish mystical sources /
The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the most prodigious group active at that time the Circle of Contemplation. The Circle of Contemplation generated a mystical theology that differs...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[1992].
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| Series: | SUNY series in Judaica.
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| Summary: | The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the most prodigious group active at that time the Circle of Contemplation. The Circle of Contemplation generated a mystical theology that differs radically from mainstream kabbalistic theosophy. Two of this group s penetrating speculations on God and the origins of the universe are The Book of Contemplation and The Fountain of Wisdom. A meticulous and systematic study of these writings forms the core of this book. |
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| Item Description: | Includes passages in Hebrew. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 270 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0791407195 9780791407196 0791407209 9780791407202 |