Between Mysticism and Philosophy
Subtitle: Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari (S U N Y Series in Jewish Philosophy)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: February 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780791444511
Subjects: Jewish studies; Western philosophy; Philosophy Of Judaism; Judaism - General; History Of Judaism; Religion - World Religions; Philosophy; Religion; Mysticism; Kitab al-hujjah; Islam - Sufi; Spiritual life; ha-Levi,; 12th cent; 12th cent.; Judah,; Judaism; Kitåab al-òhujjah
Description: "Judah Ha-Levi (1075-1141), a medieval Jewish poet, mystic, and sophisticated critic of the rationalistic tradition in Judaism, is the focus of this ground-breaking study. Diana Lobel examines his influential philosophical dialogue, Sefer ha-Kuzari, written in Arabic and later translated into Hebrew, which broke religious and philosophical convention by infusing Sufi terms for religious experience with a new Jewish theological vision.

Intellectually engaging, clear, and accessible, Between Mysticism and Philosophy is resource for anyone interested in the intertwined worlds of Jewish and Islamic philosophy, religion, and culture."--BOOK JACKET.