By Frederick E. Greenspahn
In Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah, top specialists introduce the heritage of this scholarship in addition to the newest insights and debates that at present animate the sector in a fashion that's obtainable to a extensive viewers. From mystical outpourings in historical Palestine to the Kabbalah Centre, and from attitudes in the direction of gender to mystical contributions to Jewish messianic pursuits, this quantity explores many of the expressions of Jewish mysticism from antiquity to the current day in an interesting kind acceptable for college kids and non-specialists alike.
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