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The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization): With a New Introduction
Elliot K. Ginsburg
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paperback. Combining traditional textual analysis with more innovative anthropological approaches, Ginsburg makes an important contribution to the understanding of Jewish spirituality, myth, and ritual. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 511.
This now classic study is concerned with the richly imagined world of kabbalistic myth concerning the sabbath as it developed from the late twelfth century to the early sixteenth century and with its activation in religious life via ritual.
The book opens with a historical overview of classical kabbalah, an outline of its symbolic universe. Special attention is given to the key mythic motifs that underlie sabbath observance: the sabbath as source of cosmic blessing; the sabbath as perfected time; the drama of divine restoration and sacred marriage; and the drama of human transformation by the sabbath as ... Read more
This now classic study is concerned with the richly imagined world of kabbalistic myth concerning the sabbath as it developed from the late twelfth century to the early sixteenth century and with its activation in religious life via ritual.
The book opens with a historical overview of classical kabbalah, an outline of its symbolic universe. Special attention is given to the key mythic motifs that underlie sabbath observance: the sabbath as source of cosmic blessing; the sabbath as perfected time; the drama of divine restoration and sacred marriage; and the drama of human transformation by the sabbath as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904113430
SKU
V9781904113430
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About Elliot K. Ginsburg
Elliot K. Ginsburg is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, prior to which he taught at Oberlin College, and also served as Director of its Judaic Studies Program. He is the author of 'Sod Ha-Shabbat: The Mystery of the Sabbath' (1989), a translated and annotated edition of a work by R. Me’ir ibn ... Read more
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