Mystifying Kabbalah: Academic Scholarship, National Theology, and New Age Spirituality, Huss Boaz
Автор: Dan Название: Kabbalah ISBN: 0195327055 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195327052 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Kabbalah has reaped a wealth of attention, but many argue that the form practiced in Hollywood is more New Age than authentic tradition. Dan offers a dependable account of this religious phenomenon and its impact outside of Judaism. He sheds light on misconceptions and examines its fascinating history, including ancient texts of this tradition.
Автор: Ish-Shalom Zvi Название: Sleep, Death, and Rebirth: Mystical Practices of Lurianic Kabbalah ISBN: 1644696282 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781644696286 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12354.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Guides us on a penetrating scholarly journey into a realm of mystical teachings and practices never before available in English, illuminating a radically monistic vision of reality at the heart of Kabbalistic metaphysics and practice.
Hasidism Incarnate contends that much of modern Judaism in the West developed in reaction to Christianity and in defense of Judaism as a unique tradition. Ironically enough, this occurred even as modern Judaism increasingly dovetailed with Christianity with regard to its ethos, aesthetics, and attitude toward ritual and faith. Shaul Magid argues that the Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe constitutes an alternative "modernity," one that opens a new window on Jewish theological history. Unlike Judaism in German lands, Hasidism did not develop under a "Christian gaze" and had no need to be apologetic of its positions. Unburdened by an apologetic agenda (at least toward Christianity), it offered a particular reading of medieval Jewish Kabbalah filtered through a focus on the charismatic leader that resulted in a religious worldview that has much in common with Christianity. It is not that Hasidic masters knew about Christianity; rather, the basic tenets of Christianity remained present, albeit often in veiled form, in much kabbalistic teaching that Hasidism took up in its portrayal of the charismatic figure of the zaddik, whom it often described in supernatural terms.
Автор: Lenain Lazare Название: The Science of the Kabbalah ISBN: 1947907093 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781947907096 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This is the first translation into English of Lazare Lenain's seminal work on the Shemhamephorash. 'The Science of the Kabbalah, or the Art of Knowing the Good Geniuses' was originally published in 1823. I t was picked up by Papus when he was Grand Master of the Ordre Kabbalistique de la Rose-Croix and republished in 1909. Indeed, in his Preface he says: "No publication could benefit the progress of Kabbalistic studies more than the reissue of Lenain's very rare tract." Since then it has inspired such diverse esoteric characters as Samuel McGregor Mathers of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Robert Ambelain of the Ordre Martiniste.
Lenain's stated purpose in writing the book was to: "make the public aware of what Magic is, so that each may obtain a correct notion of it, for ignorance demonizes everything it doesn't understand." Indeed, these are words which are particularly relevant today, in an age where scholarship, intellect, science and principle are being sacrificed upon the altar of self-interest, division and destruction.
He begins by discussing the power of numbers and an analysis of the Name of God, incorporating the sacred delta and, interestingly, using exactly the same phrase used by Lois-Clade de Saint-Martin: "God created all things by weight, number and measure." Indeed, much of his early chapters suggest a familiarity with his teachings, and this may be another reason Papus was a devotee of Lenain. He explains each of the twenty-two Hebrew letters in detail, as an introduction to their use to form the Shemhamephorash, or 72-lettered Name of God (which is actually 72 syllables, each composed of three letters taken from verses in the Book of Exodus. However, each set of three letters, with a suffix added to vivify it, creates 72 angels or geniuses associated with the circle of eternity, each ruling over 5 degrees of the circle.
Lenain provides a simple method to identify the three Geniuses which rule over the various aspects of one's life, as well as a detailed description of the Sacred Calendar. The three Geniuses which impact an individual's life are the Elemental, the Astrological and the Divine. This knowledge can be used in a number of ways, from designing talismans for protection and good fortune, to knowing the best times to undertake travel, business venture and to avoid pitfalls.
An extensive list of the attributes, characteristics, powers and associations of the 72 Geniuses or Angels makes up the bulk of the book, which provide the building block for all the operations and talismans which can be derived from each of the Geniuses. The Operator can elect to work with their personal Geniuses, or with one which has influence over a specific goal. He provides Tables which indicate the days and hours to perform the appropriate operations, together with the incense, animals, plants and minerals associated with the planetary forces. In this he draws extensively from older sources, in particular Agrippa's 'Occult Philosophy', Kircher's 'OEdipus Egyptiacus' and Dupuis' 'Origin of Cults'.
Although he promises to provide all the information necessary to create talismans based on the 72 Geniuses, this part was to be provided in a second edition, which never materialized. To rectify this omission, the translator has provided a number of Appendices listing seals and sigils which can be used, ranging from the (in)famous list of Sigils from the Arsenal Library manuscript 2495, and Seals created by using the Golden Dawn formula of the Rosicrucian rose. Finally, he provides a new interpretation of the 72 Angelic Seals devised by Eliphas L vi in his private notes of 1860 to one of his students, Baron Spedalieri, entitled 'Clefs Majeures et Clavicules de Salomon.'
Because a welter of details sometimes conceals the Torah’s aura of holiness, Jewish mystics and spiritual teachers for centuries have attempted to reveal that aura through creative interpretation. The Aura of Torah explores these attempts in an effort to bridge the gap between the Torah text and the modern Jewish spiritual quest.
This book collects a wide variety of interpretations of Torah passages, commentaries, and midrash rooted in the mystical side of Jewish tradition,including original Hebrew and Aramaic texts translated by Rabbi Larry Tabick. The quoted authors span many centuries and speak from many schools of thought: kabbalists writing within the tradition of the Zohar and other gnostic works; Hasidic teachers from the modern movement founded by the Ba’al Shem Tov in eighteenth-century Ukraine; and German pietists, or Hasidei Ashkenaz, of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Tabick examines how these texts build on the underlying principles of the Torah—the supremacy of God, the interconnectedness of nature and morality, and the unique (though not exclusive) role of the Jewish people in the divine plan for all humanity—to point to a deep spiritual truth in the world of the divine and the soul.
Описание: Illuminates important issues faced by Orthodox Judaism in the modern era by relating the life and times of Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg (1859-1935). In presenting Yudel Rosenberg`s rabbinic activities, this book shows that Jewish Orthodoxy could serve as an agent of modernity no less than its opponents.
Warning: This book could change the way you see the world.
The mysterious group of people called the 'Erev Rav' have stayed hidden in the shadows of Jewish history for more than three millenia. For the first time, this book pieces together some of the deepest sources from the Jewish kabbalah, and some of the most mysterious commentaries on the Jewish kabbalah, to paint a picture of the Erev that's complex, engaging and occasionally disturbing.
In these pages, you'll find the answer to questions like:
Who are the Erev Rav?
How are they really connected to Judaism and the Jewish people?
Why have they got such a bad name in Jewish orthodox circles?
How do they behave?
Why are they still a problem for the Jewish people, and Judaism, even in our modern times?
How are they connected to global redemption, and the coming of Moshiach?
What can we do, to meet the challenge they pose to Jewish life and Jewish spirituality?
What role could Jewish meditation have to play in solving the problem?
What clues can be found in Breslov books, that transform the whole picture?
'UNLOCKING THE SECRET OF THE EREV RAV' combines a hearty helping of the deepest secrets of the Jewish kabbalah with a dose of Jewish inspiration and a pinch of Jewish meditation, to create a true, modern-day mystery thriller about the Jewish people.
Автор: Yuval Noah Harari Название: Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah ISBN: 0814336302 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780814336304 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12539.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: “Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?” Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic focusing on three major topics: Jewish magic inventiveness, the conflict with the culture it reflects, and the scientific study of both.The first part of the book analyzes the essence of magic in general and Jewish magic in particular. The book begins with theories addressing the relationship of magic and religion in fields like comparative study of religion, sociology of religion, history, and cultural anthropology, and considers the implications of the paradigm shift in the interdisciplinary understanding of magic for the study of Jewish magic. The second part of the book focuses on Jewish magic culture in late antiquity and in the early Islamic period. This section highlights the artifacts left behind by the magic practitioners—amulets, bowls, precious stones, and human skulls—as well as manuals that include hundreds of recipes. Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah also reports on the culture that is reflected in the magic evidence from the perspective of external non-magic contemporary Jewish sources.Issues of magic and religion, magical mysticism, and magic and social power are dealt with in length in this thorough investigation. Scholars interested in early Jewish history and comparative religions will find great value in this text.
Описание: The seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson (1902-1994) was perhaps the twentieth century’s most well-known Jewish religious leader, best identified for spearheading the world-wide reconstruction of post-Holocaust Jewish religious life and inspiring a re-awakening of Jewish awareness and observance. Overseeing a primarily educational organization in over fifty countries, he addressed a vast range of educational matters in his correspondence, essays and public addresses. This book, the fruit of the author’s exhaustive research, closely examines Rabbi Schneerson’s substantive corpus and identifies the cohesive educational theory that underlies it. The defining elements of that innovative theory are shown to provide a vision for education that is of practical relevance to communities and individuals far beyond the Jewish community and for the wider world. After illustrating how Rabbi Schneerson’s practical agenda is a consequence of his theory, implications of his educational theory for current educational practice and policy in the wider setting are found to frequently surpass the limitations of popular educational thinking about religious and moral education. Cosmic Education illustrates a new, sometimes radical, model of “theosocial” education.
Описание: In recent years more and more scholars have become aware of the fact that the 19th century movement of the Wissenschaft des Judentums engaged in essential research of kabbalistic texts and thinkers. The legend of Wissenschaft’s neglect for the mystic traditions of Judaism is no longer sustainable. However, the true extent of this enterprise of German Jewish scholars is not yet known. This book will give an overview of what the leading figures have actually achieved: Landauer, Jellinek, Jost, Graetz, Steinschneider and others. It is true that their theological evaluation of the "worth" of kabbalah for what they believed was the ‘essence of Judaism’ yielded overall negative results, but this rejection was rationally founded and rather suggests a true concern for Judaism that transcended their own emancipation and assimilation as German Jews.
Автор: Arthur Green, Ariel Evan Mayse Название: A New Hasidism: Roots ISBN: 0827613067 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780827613065 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3756.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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For more than a hundred years, people in search of religious renewal who are not Hasidic have found inspiration in Hasidism. Now Arthur Green and Ariel Mayse, both scholars of Hasidism and committed spiritual seekers, have assembled critical texts for the fashioning of Neo-Hasidism in the twenty-first century. The result is a landmark contribution to Jewish spirituality. —David Biale, Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis, and editor in chief of Hasidism: A New History
Neo-Hasidism applies the Hasidic masters’ spiritual insights—of God’s presence everywhere, of seeking the magnificent within the everyday, in doing all things with love and joy, uplifting all of life to become a vehicle of God’s service—to contemporary Judaism, as practiced by men and women who do not live within the strictly bounded world of the Hasidic community. This first-ever anthology of Neo-Hasidic philosophy brings together the writings of its progenitors: five great twentieth-century European and American Jewish thinkers—Hillel Zeitlin, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Shlomo Carlebach, and Zalman Schachter-Shalomi—plus a young Arthur Green. The thinkers reflect on the inner life of the individual and their dreams of creating a Neo-Hasidic spiritual community. The editors’ introductions and notes analyze each thinker’s contributions to Neo-Hasidic thought and influence on the movement. Zeitlin and Buber initiated a renewal of Hasidism for the modern world; Heschel’s work is quietly infused with Neo-Hasidic thought; Carlebach and Schachter-Shalomi re-created Neo-Hasidism for American Jews in the 1960s; and Green is the first American-born Jewish thinker fully identified with the movement. Previously unpublished materials by Carlebach and Schachter-Shalomi include an interview with Schachter-Shalomi about his decision to leave Chabad-Lubavitch and embark on his own Neo-Hasidic path.
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