Kabbalistic Circles in Jerusalem (1896-1948)

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-32163-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 22, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Aries Book Series

This book endeavors to fill a lacuna in the literature on early twentieth-century kabbalah, namely the lack of a comprehensive account of the traditional kabbalah seminaries (Yeshivot) in Jerusalem from 1896 to 1948 as well as the various manifestations of kabbalah within traditional Jewish society. The foundations that were laid in the early twentieth century also paved the way for the contemporary blossoming of kabbalah in many and manifold circles. In this sense, retracing the pertinent developments in Palestine at the outset of the twentieth century is imperative not only for repairing the distorted picture of the past, but for understanding the ongoing surge in kabbalah study.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meir, Jonatan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen Eklektizismus, Esoterik, Anthroposophie, Theosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Spiritualität & Mystik (Kabbala, Chassidismus)

Über Autor(innen)

Jonatan Meir, Ph.D. (2010), is a professor of Modern Jewish Thought at the Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He has published monographs and many articles on Jewish Enlightenment, Hasidism, and modern Kabbalah.