Name: The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia (Suny Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion)
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Author: Moshe Idel
ISBN: 9780887065538

portada The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia (Suny Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

State Univ Of New York Pr

Author

Moshe Idel

Year

1987

Language

English

Pages

260

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0887065538

ISBN13

9780887065538

Synopsis "The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia (Suny Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion)"

The first wide-scale presentation of a major Jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic Kabbalah. This book represents the first wide-scale presentation of a major Jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic Kabbalah. It includes a description of the techniques employed by his master, including the role of music. There is a discussion of the characteristics of his mystical experience and the erotic imagery by which it was expressed. Based on all the extant manuscript material of Abulafia, this book opens the way to a new understanding of Jewish mysticism. It points to the importance of the ecstatic Kabbalah for the later developments in mystical Judaism.

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