Guide to the Zohar

Name: Guide to the Zohar
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ISBN: 9780804749084

ISBN-10: 0804749086

ISBN-13: 9780804749084

Edition: 2003

Authors: Arthur Green

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The 'Zohar' is the medieval compendium of Jewish esoteric and mystical teaching and the basis of the Kabbalistic faith. It is, however, a notoriously difficult text. This study unravels the historical and intellectual origins of the text and provides an introduction to its themes.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 12/11/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Diagam of the Ten Sefirot


Preface



Introduction



Prologue



The Kabbalistic Tradition: A Brief History Until the Zohar



Teachings of the Kabbalists: The Ten Sefirot



What is the Zohar?



The Zohar: Midrash on the Torah



The Zohar Narrative



Mysticism of the Zohar



The Zohar in Historical Context



Selected Themes Within the Zohar



Creation and Origins



Between Worlds



Evil and the Demonic



Torah and Revelation



The Commandments



Avodah: The Life of Worship



The Tsaddiq and the Life of Piety



The Jewish People, Exile, and Messiah



The Zohar as Text



Special Sections of the Zohar



The Question of Authorship



The Language of the Zohar



Editing and Printing of the Zohar



Influence and Canonization of the Zohar


Bibliography