Kabbalistic Metaphors: Jewish Mystical Themes in Ancient and Modern Thought
Sanford L. Drob
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Description for Kabbalistic Metaphors: Jewish Mystical Themes in Ancient and Modern Thought
Hardback. Places the major symbols of the theosophical "Kabbalah" into a dialogue with several systems of ancient and modern thought, including Indian Philosophy, Platonism, Gnosticism, and the works of Hegel, Freud, and Jung. This work helps pave the way for a new Kabbalah, one that is spiritually and intellectually relevant to contemporary man. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRJ; HRLK2; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 771.
Kabbalistic Metaphors: Jewish Mystical Themes in Ancient and Modern Thought places the major symbols of the theosophical Kabbalah into a dialogue with several systems of ancient and modern thought, including Indian Philosophy, Platonism, Gnosticism, and the works of Hegel, Freud, and Jung. The author shows how the Kabbalah organizes a series of ancient ideas regarding God, cosmos, and humanity into a basic metaphor that itself reappears in various guises in much of modern philosophy and psychology. Recognition of the parallels between the Kabbalah and modern philosophy and psychology provides us with valuable insight into both the Kabbalah and modern thought, ... Read more
Kabbalistic Metaphors: Jewish Mystical Themes in Ancient and Modern Thought places the major symbols of the theosophical Kabbalah into a dialogue with several systems of ancient and modern thought, including Indian Philosophy, Platonism, Gnosticism, and the works of Hegel, Freud, and Jung. The author shows how the Kabbalah organizes a series of ancient ideas regarding God, cosmos, and humanity into a basic metaphor that itself reappears in various guises in much of modern philosophy and psychology. Recognition of the parallels between the Kabbalah and modern philosophy and psychology provides us with valuable insight into both the Kabbalah and modern thought, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780765761255
SKU
V9780765761255
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About Sanford L. Drob
Sanford L. Drob is Director of Psychological Assessment and the Senior Forensic Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York. He holds doctorate degrees in Philosophy from Boston University and in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University. In 1987 he co-founded, and for several years served as editor-in-chief of, the New York Jewish Review, a publication addressing the interface between traditional ... Read more
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