By Geoffrey W. Dennis
Jewish esotericism is the oldest and so much influential non-stop occult culture within the West. featuring lore that could spiritually increase your existence, this exclusive encyclopedia is dedicated to the esoteric in Judaism—the superb and the mysterious. during this moment version, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has further over thirty new entries and considerably elevated over 100 different entries, incorporating extra wisdom and passages from basic sources.
This accomplished treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from assets spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and different esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched but effortless to exploit. It comprises over 1000 alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with large cross-references to comparable issues and new illustrations all through. Drawn from the good of an excellent non secular culture, the key knowledge inside of those pages will enlighten and empower you.
Praise:
“An erudite and full of life compendium of Jewish magical ideals, practices, texts, and participants . . . This awesome, complete encyclopedia belongs in each critical library.”—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish stories application, college of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition
“Rabbi Dennis has played a enormously vital provider for either the student and the amateur in composing a piece of concise information regarding points of Judaism unbeknownst to so much, and interesting to all.”—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the normal: getting better the Shamanic in Judaism
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