The Early KabbalahThe Early Kabbalah
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Book, 1986
Current format, Book, 1986, , In-library use only.Book, 1986
Current format, Book, 1986, , In-library use only. Offered in 0 more formats"Blessed and exalted is God, glorious in power. He is one, united in all His powers as the flame is united in its colors. The powers which emanate from his unicity are like the light of the eye which springs forth from the pupil."Sefer ha-lyyunEarly Kabbalah, Theedited and introduced by Joseph Dantexts translated by Ronald C. Kienerpreface by Moshe IdelIn the late twelfth century, at the height of the Middle Ages that saw the flowering of the mystical element in Christendom, the Rabbinic Judaism of southern Europe was transformed by the eruption of new, Gnostic attitudes and symbolism. This new movement, known as Kabbalah (literally the 'Tradition'), was characterized by the symbol of the ten sefirot. By means of the sefirotic imagery, virtually the whole of everyday life was linked to the cosmic dimension in a novel and highly original fashion that stressed the dynamic, evolutionary element of the Godhead and the synergistic relationship between the human will and the action of God on earth. During a century of creativity, a detailed system of symbols and concepts was created by the author of the Sefer ha-Bahir, the Kabbalists of Provence, the Iyyun circle, and the mystics of Provence and Castile that set the stage for the great Kabbalists of the Zohar generation.
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- New York : Paulist Press, c1986.
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