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The Early Kabbalah (Classics of Western Spirituality) Paperback – January 1, 1986

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"Blessed and exalted is God, glorious in power. He is one, united in all His powers as the flame is united in its colors. The powers which emanate from his unicity are like the light of the eye which springs forth from the pupil." Sefer ha-lyyun Early Kabbalah, The edited and introduced by Joseph Dan texts translated by Ronald C. Kiener preface by Moshe Idel In the late twelfth century, at the height of the Middle Ages that saw the flowering of the mystical element in Christendom, the Rabbinic Judaism of southern Europe was transformed by the eruption of new, Gnostic attitudes and symbolism. This new movement, known as Kabbalah (literally the 'Tradition'), was characterized by the symbol of the ten sefirot. By means of the sefirotic imagery, virtually the whole of everyday life was linked to the cosmic dimension in a novel and highly original fashion that stressed the dynamic, evolutionary element of the Godhead and the synergistic relationship between the human will and the action of God on earth. During a century of creativity, a detailed system of symbols and concepts was created by the author of the Sefer ha-Bahir, the Kabbalists of Provence, the Iyyun circle, and the mystics of Provence and Castile that set the stage for the great Kabbalists of the Zohar generation. †

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paulist Press; No Additional Listings Printed edition (January 1, 1986)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0809127695
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0809127696
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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Jov

History of real Kabbalah in a nut shell.

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How difficult it is to wrap the history of Kabbalah in a nut shell, this book is a nut shell. A good book as starter, I want to learn more after reading.

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If You're Already Studying Kabbala You'll Want This

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If you're interested in religion or mysticism or meditation you'll want this- one of the few works on kabbala that's not in a dusty archive somewhere and unlike most it's printed in English. If you've already started your studies you'll want this- probably not of much interest as a first book on the subject. If you're just getting started try Honey from the Rock by Kushner or another book called Nine and Half Mystics.

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Good Intro Section. Tough Reading on the Balance

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The book extracts several writings and provides background on what the series refers to as "Early Kabbalah" - which would be the 11th through early 13th centuries. The premise is that Kabbalistic thought, which is defined in the book as the development of a specific area of Jewish mysticism, arose at that time as a result of Moorish, Western and Jewish philosophical thought in an environment of oppression. The extracts themselves are dense, and difficult to understand without interpretation. The book is one of a much larger series by Paulist Press on Western Spirituality. I would recommend reading the introduction for a great discussion and background, but the rest is a tough sled run without help on interpretation.

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Excellent introduction to the Kabbalah

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This is a wonderful introduction to the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. Prof. Joseph Dan is one of the leading Kabbalah scholars alive today. In this book, he presents selections from the "early Kabbalists", those of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, before the publication of the *Zohar*. This anthology contains brief and heavily annotated selections from the `Iyyun Circle, the Book Bahir (*Sefer ha-Bahir*), Rabbi Isaac the Blind of Provence, Rabbi Azriel of Gerona, Rabbi Jacob ben Sheshet of Gerona, and the Kohen brothers, Jacob and Isaac. These are the men who pave the way for the glories of the *Zohar*. These selections are rich in the symbols that later became prevalent in Kabbalah. This book is a particularly good beginning for someone who wants to study Kabbalah in its historical unfolding.

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