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The Wisdom of the Zohar : Anthology of Texts.
This is an anthology of extracts from the fundamental work of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), the most important and influential work of Jewish literature after the Bible and Talmud. This work is arranged according to topic by the author who has provided annotation and introductory material.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cary :
Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The,
1989.
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| Colección: | Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; A Special Preface to the Translator's Introduction; Translator's Introduction; Preface to Hebrew Volume I; Preface to Hebrew Volume II; General Introduction; I The Structure and Literary Form of the Zohar; a. The Various Sections; b. The Characteristics of the Zohar; c. The Narrative Framework; II The Publication and Influence of the Zohar; a. The Testimony of Rabbi Isaac of Acre; b. Verification of the Evidence; c. The Sanctity of the Zohar; III The History of Zohar Scholarship; a. Early Criticism.
- B. Christian Kabbalah and Rabbi Judah Aryeh Modenac. The Sabbatean Movement and Rabbi Jacob Emden; d. Zohar Scholarship in the Enlightenment Period; e. Later Studies of the Zohar; IV Zohar Criticism; a. Indecisive Arguments; b. The Foundations of Zohar Criticism; c. Evidence for the Antiquity of the Zohar; V Various Solutions; a. Later Redaction; b. Composition over a Long Period of Time; c. Composition in the Thirteenth Century; d. Unresolved Questions; VI Printed Editions, Manuscripts, Translations, and Commentaries; a. Printed Editions of the Zohar; b. Zohar Manuscripts.
- C. Translations of the Zohard. Zohar Commentaries; Preliminaries: Events and Personalities; 1. The Greatness of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai; 2. The Teaching of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai; 3. The Angel of Death Put to Flight; 4. Miracles: The Plantation of Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair; 5. The Righteous Man of his Time. Annulling the Decrees-I; 6. The Righteous Man of his Time. Annulling the Decrees-II; 7. Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai and His Generation-I; 8. Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai and His Generation-II; 9. Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai and His Generation
- III; 10. Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai and Rabbi Eleazar in the Cave.
- 11. The Emergence from the Cave12. The Entry into the Great Assembly; 13. The Exit from the Great Assembly; 14. The Illness of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai; 15. Revelation of Mysteries before His Departure; 16. The Departure of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai; 17. After the Death of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai; 18. In the Celestial Academy; 19. Rav Hamnuna Sava; 20. The Old Man of Mishpatim; 21. The Child; 22. Rabbi Eliezer the Great; Part I: The Godhead; Section I: En-Sof and the World of Emanation; Introduction; a. The Mystery of the Godhead; b. En-Sof and the Order of the Sefirot; c. Dualism and Unity.
- D. En-Sof and Ketere. En-Sof in the Raya Mehemna and the Tikkunei ha-Zohar; 1. En-Sof and Ayin (Nothing); 2. Cause above All Causes; 3. En-Sof beyond All Perception; 4. The Conduct of the World through the Sefirot; 5. Soul and Body; 6. Essence and Vessels; 7. Acts of En-Sof; Section II: Sefirot; Introduction; a. The Nature and Function of the Sefirot; b. The Process of Emanation; c. The Paths of Symbolism; d. An Array of Symbols; 1. The Process of Emanation; 2. The Chain of the Sefirot; 3. Straight Line; 4. The Unification of the Sefirot through the Mystery of the Light of the Lamp.