Heart and the Fountain An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences

Name: Heart and the Fountain An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences
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ISBN: 9780195139785

ISBN-10: 019513978X

ISBN-13: 9780195139785

Edition: 2002

Authors: Joseph Dan

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Author of more than fifty books, winner of the 1997 Israel Prize, Joseph Dan is one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism. In this superb anthology, Dan not only presents illuminating excerpts from the most important mystical texts, but also delves into the very meaning of mysticism itself. Dan takes readers through the historical development of Jewish mysticism, from late antiquity to the modern period. He explores the Kabbalah, the esoteric tradition that delves into the secrets delivered by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the emergence of Hasidism, and much more. He presents the great texts, from Hekhalot Rabbati, "The Greater Book of Divine Palaces," set in the…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/18/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.30" wide x 6.30" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Religion, Mysticism, and Language



Jewish Mysticism



Jewish Concept of Language: The Midrash



Historical Outlines: Late Antiquity



Historical Outlines: The Middle Ages



Historical Outlines: The Modern Period



The Christian Kabbalah



The Revelation of the Secret of the World



Visions of Rabbi Akibah and Rabbi Ishmael



The Deification of Enoch



Rabbi Bahya Ibn Paquda: To See Without Eyes, To Hear Without Ears



Gabirol: God and the Universe



Addressing an Emanated Godhead



The Voice of God Over the Water: The Worship of the Holy Name



The Rokeah: The Devotion in Prayer



Divine Will Clothed in Human Will: The Intention of Prayer in Early Kabbalah



Abraham Abulafia: An Apocalyptic Vision



The Mystical Immersion in Names and Letters: Shaarey Zedek



Zohar: The Beginning



Rabbi Simeon Bar Yohai and His Society of Mystics



The Zohar: The Wondrous Child



To Write Without Pen and Ink



Joseph Della Reina: From Experience to Legend



Walking with the Shekhinah: The Palm Tree of Devorah



The Messianic Dreams of Rabbi Hayyim Vital



A Prophetic Vision by Nathan of Gaza



Nathan of Gaza Facing the Monsters of Evil: The Myth of the Doenmeh



Luzzatto: Messianism and Sanctity



The Mystical Prayer of Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov



Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav: A Vision and a Dream



Bialik: Mystical Poetry and Mystical Language



The Sweet Voice of the Lord: Four Contemporary Israeli Poets


Notes


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