The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia

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The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia

Name: The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia
ISBN: 9780887065521

Moshe Idel

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This book represents the first wide-scale presentation of a major Jewish mystic, the founder of the ecstatic Kabbalah. It includes a description of the techniques employed by his master, including the role of music. There is a discussion of the characteristics of his mystical experience and the erotic imagery by which it was expressed. Based on all the extant manuscript material of Abulafia, this book opens the way to a new understanding of Jewish mysticism. It points to the importance of the ecstatic Kabbalah for the later developments in mystical Judaism.

Categories:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Anthropology

Content Type:

Books

Year:

1988

Publisher:

State University of New York Press

Language:

english

Pages:

260