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The heart and the fountain : an anthology of Jewish mystical experiences / edited by Joseph Dan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysticism--Judaism.
- Mysticism.
- Spiritual life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 326 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This anthology not only presents illuminating excerpts from the most important mystical texts, but also delves into the very meaning of mysticism itself. The author takes readers through the historical development of Jewish mysticism, from late antiquity to the modern period.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Revelation of the Secret of the World; 2. Visions of Rabbi Akibah and Rabbi Ishmael; 3. The Deification of Enoch; 4. Rabbi Bahya Ibn Paquda: To See Without Eyes, To Hear Without Ears; 5. Gabirol: God and the Universe; 6. Addressing an Emanated Godhead; 7. The Voice of God Over the Water: The Worship of the Holy Name; 8. The Rokeah: The Devotion in Prayer; 9. Divine Will Clothed in Human Will: The Intention of Prayer in Early Kabbalah; 10. Abraham Abulafia: An Apocalyptic Vision; 11. The Mystical Immersion in Names and Letters; 12. Zohar: The Beginning
- 13. Rabbi Simeon Bar Yohai and His Society of Mystics14. The Zohar: The Wondrous Child; 15. To Write Without Pen and Ink; 16. Joseph Della Reina: From Experience to Legend; 17. Walking with the Shekhinah: The Palm Tree of Devorah; 18. The Messianic Dreams of Rabbi Hayyim Vital; 19. A Prophetic Vision by Nathan of Gaza; 20. Nathan of Gaza Facing the Monsters of Evil: The Myth of the Doenmeh; 21. Luzzatto: Messianism and Sanctity; 22. The Mystical Prayer of Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem Tov; 23. Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav: A Vision and a Dream; 24. Bialik: Mystical Poetry and Mystical Language; 25. The Sweet Voice of the Lord: Four Contemporary Israeli Poets; Notes; Permissions; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-310) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028617-2
- 1-280-56007-X
- 0-19-534390-5
- 1-4237-6121-9
- OCLC:
- 476025065
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