Roots of faith and devequt
Subtitle: studies in the history of kabbalistic ideas
By: Mordechai Pachter.
Series: Sources and studies in the literature of Jewish mysticism ;; 10; Meḳorot u-meḥḳarim be-sifrut ha-misṭiḳah ha-Yehudit ;; sefer 10.
Publisher: Cherub Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Cabala -- History.; Faith (Judaism); God (Judaism) -- Worship and love.; Hasidism.
Notes: "The four studies were previously published in their original Hebrew version in several periodicals in different times ... The last study appeared also in an English version in Studies in medieval Jewish history and literature, vol. 2 Harvard University Press (1984) ... The three other studies were translated by Betty Sigler-Rozen ... in a revised and updated form" -- Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-335) and index.
Table of contents: title: The root of faith is the root of heresy; title: Circles and straightness; title: Smallness and greatness; title: Devequt in sixteenth century Safed.