Kabbalah and ecology : God's image in the more-than-human world / David Mevorach Seidenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidenberg, David Mevorach, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Image of God.

God (Judaism).

Human ecology--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Human ecology.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Cabala.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxi, 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Kabbalah and Ecology is a groundbreaking book that resets the conversation about ecology and the Abrahamic traditions. David Mevorach Seidenberg challenges the anthropocentric reading of the Torah, showing that a radically different orientation to the more-than-human world of nature is not only possible but such an orientation also leads to a more accurate interpretation of scripture, rabbinic texts, Maimonides, and Kabbalah. Deeply grounded in traditional texts and fluent with the physical sciences, this book proposes not only a new understanding of God's image but also a new direction for restoring religion to its senses and to a more alive relationship with the more-than-human, with nature, and with divinity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Tselem Elohim (God's image) in Midrash and commentary, part 1

2. Tselem Elohim in Midrash and commentary, part 2

3. Tselem, dignity, and the 'infinite value' of the other

4. The soul and the others

5. Ethics and the others

6. Tselem Elohim in Kabbalah, part 1

7. Tselem Elohim in Kabbalah, part 2

8. Of rocks, names, and codes

9. Adam Qadmon

10. Gaia, Adam Qadmon, and Maimonides

11. Qomah

12. Nigun, Shirah, the singing of Creation, and the problem of language

13. Further theological reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-369) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781107441446

1107441447

9781107081338

1107081335

OCLC:

889736767