Concealment and Revelation : Esotericism in Jewish Thought and its Philosophical Implications /

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During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, great new trends of Jewish thought emerged whose widely varied representatives--Kabbalists, philosophers, and astrologers--each claimed that their particular understanding revealed the actual secret of the Torah. They presented their own readings in a cod...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halbertal, Moshe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jodendom.
Esoterisme.
Mystiek.
Mysticism > Judaism.
Judaism > Medieval and early modern period.
Cabala.
RELIGION > Philosophy.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Judaïsme > Histoire > 425-1789.
Kabbale > Histoire.
Mysticisme > Judaïsme.
Judaism > History > Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789.
Cabala > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, great new trends of Jewish thought emerged whose widely varied representatives--Kabbalists, philosophers, and astrologers--each claimed that their particular understanding revealed the actual secret of the Torah. They presented their own readings in a coded fashion that has come to be regarded by many as the very essence of esotericism. Concealment and Revelation takes us on a fascinating journey to the depths of the esoteric imagination. Carefully tracing the rise of esotericism and its function in medieval Jewish thought, Moshe Halbertal's richly.
Physical Description:1 online resource (212 pages).
ISBN:9781400827961

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