Theosophical appropriations
Subtitle: esotericism, Kabbalah, and the transformation of traditions
By: edited by Julie Chajes, Boaz Huss
Series: The Goldstein-Goren Library of Jewish thought -- publication no. 21; Sifriyat Goldshṭain-Goren be-maḥshevet Yiśraʼel -- pirsum mis. 21.
Publisher: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Beer Sheva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9789655361797
Subjects: Theosophy; Mysticism; Judaism; Cabala; History and criticism; Criticism, interpretation; Jewish philosophy
Description: "The thirteen chapters of this volume examine intersections between theosophical thought and areas as diverse as the arts, literature, scholarship, politics, and, especially, modern interpretations of Judaism and kabbalah. Each chapter offers a case study in theosophical appropriations of a different type and in different context. The chapters join together to reveal congruencies between theosophical ideas and a wide range of contemporaneous intellectual, cultural, religious, and political currents. They demonstrate the far-reaching influence of the theosophical movement worldwide from the late-nineteenth century to the present day"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.