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Moshe idel is max cooper professor of jewish thought, hebrew university, and senior researcher at the shalom hartman institute, jerusalem. He takes as a starting point the fact that the postbiblical jewish world lost its geographical centre with the destruction of the temple and so was left with a textual. In the quartercentury since, his researches and publications have reconfigured the field of kabbalistic study, essentially founded by his majestic precursor, gershom scholem 18971982. He is the author of absorbing perfections winner of the koret prize for jewish thought, kabbalah, and messianic mystics, all. In this wideranging discussion of kabbalahfrom the mystical trends of medieval. An introduction to the teachings of the jewish kabbalah explains how to draw on its mystical traditions and selfmastery practices to enhance ones inner b. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. In this wideranging discussion of kabbalahfrom the mystical trends of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading absorbing perfections. Kabbalah and interpretation by professor moshe idel. This sweeping survey of the history of kabbalah in italy represents a major contribution from one of the worlds foremost kabbalah scholars. Lobel visiting scholar lecture moshe idel, the max cooper professor in jewish thought, department of jewish thought at.
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