The chosen will become herds : studies in twentieth-century kabbalah / Jonathan Garb ; translated by Yaffah Berkovits-Murciano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garb, Jonathan.

Standardized Title:

Yeḥide ha-segulot yihyu la-ʻadarim. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Cabala--History--20th century.

Cabala.

Mysticism--Judaism--History--20th century.

Mysticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xi, 218 p.))

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The popularity of Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical movement at least 900 years old, has grown astonishingly within the context of the vast and ever-expanding social movement commonly referred to as the New Age. This book is the first to provide a broad overview of the major trends in contemporary Kabbalah together with in-depth discussions of major figures and schools. A noted expert on Kabbalah, Jonathan Garb places the "kabbalistic Renaissance" within the global context of the rise of other forms of spirituality, including Sufism and Tibetan Buddhism. He shows how Kabbalah has been transformed by the events of the Holocaust and, following the establishment of Israel, by aliyah. The Chosen Will Become Herds is an original piece of scholarship and, in its own right, a new chapter in the history of Kabbalah.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction. The Study of Twentieth-Century Kabbalah

1. Jewish Mysticism in the Twentieth Century

2. The Drive to Disseminate Kabbalah

3. The Concept of Power in National Mysticism

4. Psychological Notions of Power

5. Sacred Space and Sacred Persons

6. Circumvention and Violation of Halakha

7. The Upsurge of Mysticism as a Jewish and Global Phenomenon

Postscript

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Translated from the Hebrew.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-35275-X

9786612352751

0-300-15504-2

OCLC:

586147234