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Kabbalistic writings on the nature of masculine & feminine / [compiled, translated, and introduced by] Sarah Schneider.
Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BM526 .K325 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Cabala.
- God--Omnipresence.
- God.
- Mysticism--Judaism.
- Mysticism.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Kabbalistic writings on the nature of masculine and feminine
- Place of Publication:
- Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, [2001]
- Language Note:
- Annotated English translations of selections from Hebrew texts.
- Summary:
- This book not only publicizes Jewish texts that are indisputably authoritative, but also enables people who do not have the skills or resources to access this experience on their own to directly encounter kabbalistic source material. Its luminous wisdom is sure to inspire a respect and affection for the Torah and its traditions. In Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine, the texts speak for themselves. Their authoritative voices are the soul and might of this work. As proof texts they verify statements made in their name, and as holy texts they transform all who take them to heart.
- Contents:
- Words from the Heart 1
- God Language 2
- The Written Torah and Oral Torah 4
- PaRDeS 7
- Kabbalah 8
- Structure and Technical Notes 15
- A Preview of Terms to Come 17
- Kabbalistic Symbols of the Feminine 24
- Gender Is Relative 31
- The Map Is Not the Territory
- The Critical Difference Between Archetypes and People 34
- 2 Two Great Lights
- A Cosmic Vision of Equality (Babylonian Talmud, Chullin 60b) 37
- Bare Bones Literacy 37
- Synopsis 39
- Annotated Translation 45
- Debriefing 50
- 3 The Small Light to Rule by Night
- The Seven Stages of Feminine Development Excerpt from The Diminished Moon / R. Isaac Luria (Ari) 53
- Bare Bones Literacy 53
- Synopsis 56
- Annotated Translation 66
- Debriefing 93
- 4 Constriction Precedes Expanse The Woodgatherer Was Tslafchad
- R. Yehuda Ashlag's Commentary on Zohar 3:157a 99
- Bare Bones Literacy 99
- Synopsis 100
- Annotated Translation 110
- Debriefing 129
- 5 Disparities of Gender Are the Cause of Evil Excerpt from The Diminished Moon / R. Shlomo Elyashev (The Leshem) 137
- Bare Bones Literacy 137
- Synopsis 139
- Annotated Translation 144
- Debriefing 167
- 6 Transformation Is Only Possible after a Fall Perfection and Perfecting / R. Avraham Yitzchak Kook 171
- Bare Bones Literacy 171
- Synopsis 173
- Annotated Translation 179
- Debriefing 189
- 7 The Expansion of Consciousness and Dissolution of Hierarchy Miryam's Circle Dance / R. Kalonymous Kalman HaLevi Epstein (The Meor V'Shemesh) 193
- Bare Bones Literacy 196
- Synopsis 196
- Annotated Translation 201
- Debriefing 220
- 8 The Messianic Vision of Equality and Beyond ... The Voice of the Bride / R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Rashaz) 225
- Bare Bones Literacy 225
- Synopsis 228
- Annotated Translation 234
- Debriefing 268
- 9 Two Great Lights ... Revisited (Chullin 60b) 271
- Bare Bones Literacy 274
- Synopsis 274
- Annotated Translation 281
- Debriefing 311
- 10 Prayer as Praxis 315
- Study Opportunities 341.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0765761483
- OCLC:
- 43913254
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