Along the Path: Studies in Kabbalistic Myth, Symbolism, and Hermeneutics

by Elliot R. Wolfson

Overview

This book explores the fundamental issues in Jewish mysticism and provides a taxonomy of the deep structures of thought that emerge from the texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438424361
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	298
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Elliot R. Wolfson is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. He is the author of The Book of the Pomegranate: Moses de León's Sefer ha-Rimmon; Through A Speculum That Shines: Vision and Imagination in Medieval Jewish Mysticism; and Circle in the Square: Studies in the Use of Gender in Kabbalistic Symbolism, also published by SUNY Press.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Image of Jacob Engraved upon the Throne: Further Reflection on the Esoteric Doctrine of the German Pietists

2. The Tree That Is All: Jewish-Christian Roots of a Kabbalistic Symbol in Sefer ha-Bahir

3. Walking as a Sacred Duty: Theological Transformation of Social Reality in Early Hasidism

Notes

Bibliography of Secondary Sources

Index

Editorial Reviews

The author offers many contributions to a variety of topics in Jewish mysticism. Each chapter stands by itself, but the whole book has a unified hermeneutical approach.— Moshe Idel, Hebrew University

"Wolfson is one of the most astute interpreters of kabbalistic sources. I was struck, first, by the precision and care with which he analyzes the primary sources, and second, by the tremendous insight with which he explores familiar concepts and leads the reader to re-envision the material in nuanced, subtle ways. This book brings to light hitherto unexpected connections among a variety of symbolic complexes."— Barbara A. Holdrege, University of California, Santa Barbara"

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