Shalom Shar'abi and the Kabbalists of Beit El
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 19, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780195328806
Subjects: Judaism; Religion; Religion - Judaism; Judaism - Hasidism; Judaism - Theology; Religion / Judaism / Kabbalah & Mysticism; Judaism - Kabbalah & Mysticism; Cabala; History; Jerusalem; Jewish scholars; Rabbis
Description: The Beit El kabbalists, led by their charismatic founder Shalom Shar'abi, have flourished in the Middle East for the last two and half centuries. This work is the first scholarly treatment of Beit El, its history, the underlying theory of its kabbalistic system and the practices and inner life of the kabbalists of Beit El.