My Account Log in

1 option

Kabbalah : secrecy, scandal and the soul / Harry Freedman.

Van Pelt Library BM526 .F74 2019
Loading location information...

Available This item is available for access.

Log in to request item
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Freedman, Harry, 1950 July-, author.
Contributor:
Class of 1924 Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cabala.
Mysticism--Judaism.
Mysticism.
Physical Description:
xiii, 278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
Summary:
Tells the story of the mystical Jewish system known as Kabbalah, from its earliest origins until the present day.
Contents:
The Origins of Kabbalah p. 11
Out of the East p. 33
The Beginning of Kabbalah p. 45
Radiance p. 67
Christian Cabala p. 89
The City of Mystics p. 105
Cabala and the Occult Sciences p. 123
Golem p. 137
Good, Evil and the Life of the Soul p. 147
Critics and Crisis p. 157
Decline and Revival p. 175
Hasidism p. 185
The Occult Revival p. 201
Towards Modernity p. 211
The New Age p. 221.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-268) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781472950987
1472950984
OCLC:
1042352410

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Library Catalog Using Articles+ Library Account