As light before dawn the inner world of a medieval kabbalist /

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Fishbane, Eitan P., 1975-
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.
Reeks:Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
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Online toegang:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • pt. 1. Context. Perspectives and new directions : reflections on the state of scholarship
  • The wandering kabbalist : historical profile and context. pt. 2. Reception and transmission. Receiving tradition, constructing authority
  • Intentions and the recovery of meaning
  • Seeing the secret : creative process and the hermeneutics of insight. pt. 3. Contemplative practice, mystical experience. Contemplation, theurgical action, and the presence of God
  • Techniques of mystical contemplation : kavvanah and devotional experience
  • Asceticism, prophecy, and mystical union.