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Gates of Light/Sha'Are Orah (Sacred Literature) (Hardcover)

by Joseph Gikatilla (Author), Avi Weinstein (Translator), Moshe Idel (Introduction), Arthur Hertzberg (Foreword)
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Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish classics, this historic publication of "Gates of Light" allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation. This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirtenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, "Gates of Light" provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from a hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew

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  • Hardcover: 401 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins (February 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060637978
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060637972
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,594,626 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Gates of Light/Sha'Are Orah, August 14, 2000
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Translated in shockingly exoteric and readable fasion Gikatillia's "Shaareh Orah" uncovers the key's to the ten spheres. The book takes each of the ten and explicitly explains the name that it is attached to, and the cognomens that are used in reference to that sphere in the Tanakh. The book is eclipsed historicaly in importance by the Book of Splendor (Zohar), but it should not be overlooked. Indeed while the Zohar is hidden and recondite Gikatillia sets much of the same subject matter forth in clear 13th century philosophical style. A most important English translation of a classic Kabbalistic text.
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