Jewish Mystical Autobiographies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jewish Mystical Autobiographies write by Morris M. Faierstein. This book was released on 1999. Jewish Mystical Autobiographies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Paulist Press deserves credit for adding this new dimension to interfaith dialogue." The Jewish Spectator In this remarkable volume in the Classics of Western Spirituality(TM) are the mystical autobiographies-unusual in themselves for the Jewish tradition-of two influential Jewish thinkers, Rabbi Hayyim Vital and Rabbi Yizhak Isaac Safrin of Komarno. Now translated for the first time in English, these texts will capture the attention of historians, theologians, and anyone studying Judaism. Rabbi Hayyim Vital (1542-1620) was the foremost disciple of R. Isaac Luria, one of the most important mystics in 16th century Judaism and founder of the major school of mysticism known as Lurianic kabbalah. Vital was the most influential transmitter of Luria's teachings, and the author of a full-fledged mystical autobiography called The Book of Visions. Vital saw himself as the reincarnation of many of the important figures in Jewish history associated with messianic hopes and expectations. The second text in this volume, The Book of Secrets, is by Rabbi Yizak Isaac Safrim of Komarno (1806-1874), an important Hasidic master. Like Vital, he saw himself as a potential messianic figure who had direct access to the mysteries of heaven. The Book of Secrets is divided into two parts. The first part, The Book of Visions, modeled on Vital's work, consists of incidents in his life and visionary experiences. The second part, the Deeds of the Lord, contains stories about the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. +
From Berlin to Jerusalem
From Berlin to Jerusalem - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Berlin to Jerusalem write by Gershom Scholem. This book was released on 2012-02-01. From Berlin to Jerusalem available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A serene, lucid and stylish essay in intellectual autobiography that at the same time commemorates a vanished world."—Times Literary Supplement "An extraordinary life—one that itself takes on symbolic, if not mystical, significance." —Robert Coles From Berlin to Jerusalem portrays the dual dramas of the author's total break from his middle-class German Jewish family and his ever-increasing dedication to the study of Jewish thought. Played out during the momentous years just before, during, and after World War I, these experiences eventually led Scholem to immigrate to Palestine in 1923. "Gershom Scholem is historian who has remade the world…He is coming to be seen as one of the greatest shapers of contemporary thought, possibly the boldest mind-adventurer of our generation."—Cynthia Ozick, New York Times Book Review "A remarkable book."—Harold Bloom "[Scholem] vividly describes the spiritual and intellectual odyssey that drew him…to a rigorous immersion in the texts of Jewish tradition."—Library Journal
The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies
The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies write by . This book was released on 1997. The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the first time, this book brings together the few accounts that exist of the Jewish mystics' encounters with the Divine. The sources span 2,000 years and are drawn from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. They include depictions of peak religious experiences and visions, examples of ecstatic prayer, and counsel on how to keep company with the Divine.
Jewish Mystical Testimonies
Jewish Mystical Testimonies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jewish Mystical Testimonies write by Louis Jacobs. This book was released on 1977. Jewish Mystical Testimonies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Jewish Mystical Tradition
The Jewish Mystical Tradition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jewish Mystical Tradition write by Ben Zion Bokser. This book was released on 1993. The Jewish Mystical Tradition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. To find more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
