Kabbalah
Subtitle: the mystic quest in Judaism / edited by David Ariel.
Contributors: Ariel, David S.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Mysticism -- Judaism; Cabala
Description: In the wake of the renewed interest in Kabbalah comes a thoroughly updated edition of Ariel's classic best selling book, "The Mystic Quest." Ariel beautifully presents the complex elements of Jewish mysticism's major ideas in clear, understandable, and accessible language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Seekers of unity : the nature of mysticism; title: Bridging the abyss : the history of Jewish mysticism; title: Living with the abyss : the character of Jewish mysticism; title: The hidden and the revealed : the principles of Jewish mystkism; title: The calculus of the divine world : the teaching of the sefirot.