num_pages: 168
description: This work shows that the rabbinic belief-system regarding the afterlife and the human soul was the paramount influence on the development of the doctrine of reincarnation that was crystallized in the Sefer ha-Bahir (The Book of Clarity/Illumination), a 12th-century work.
language: English
title: Reincarnation in Jewish Mysticism and Gnosticism (Jewish Studies
titlecomplete: Reincarnation in Jewish Mysticism and Gnosticism (Jewish Studies (Lewiston, N.Y.), V. 25.)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr