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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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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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
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:Hardback
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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
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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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