Rachel Elior

Dybbuks and Jewish Women in Social History, Mysticism and Folklore (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9789655240078

How and why a person comes to be possessed by a dybbuk (the possession of a living body by the soul of a deceased person), and what consequences ensue from such possession...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:128

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Jewish Mysticism: The Infinite Expression of Freedom (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9781874774679

Mysticism, which transcends the boundaries of time and space and refers to a reality not grasped by means of ordinary human cognition, is one of the central sources of inspiration of religious thought. It is an attempt to decode the mystery of divine existence by penetrating to the depths of consciousness through language...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:207

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Men and Women: Gender, Judaism and Democracy (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9789657108543

Men and Women: Gender, Judaism and Democracy is a collection of articles on the socio-legal status of women in Israel, the religious and cultural context of their rights...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:213

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Mystical Origins of Hasidism, The (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9781874774846

The words hasid and hasidism have become so familiar to people interested in the Jewish world that little thought is given to understanding exactly what hasidism is or considering its spiritual and social consequences. What...more details
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The Three Temples (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9781874774662

Elior (Jewish philosophy and Jewish mystical thought, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) argues that the early Jewish mystical literature associated with the Merkavah...more details
Format:hardback  Pages:5

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Three Temples, The (Book)

Rachel Elior

ISBN:9781904113331

In this ground-breaking study, Rachel Elior offers a comprehensive theory of the crystallization of the early stages of the mystical tradition in Judaism based on the numerous ancient scrolls and manuscripts published in the last few decades. Her wide-ranging research...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:301

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The Mystical Origins of Hasidism (Book)

ELIOR RACHEL

ISBN:9781904113041

The words hasid and hasidism have become so familiar to people interested in the Jewish world that little thought is given to understanding exactly what hasidism is or considering its spiritual and social consequences. What...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:258

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